Does the computer have Buddha nature?
Lately out of spiritual self loathing I've been reading a lot about Ghandi and Zen Buddhism. No, the two topics aren't exactly related, but still it's given me the opportunity to think about things from different perspectives. It's a common philosophical debate about computers and consciousness. Does a computer have a consciousness, at least in the most fundamental sense? A biological organism is a macrocosm of organization. It's what makes an amoeba different than a text book. It's what makes living beings so fascinating. But if an amoeba is conscious, is a computer? I'm not asking if the computer has sentience.
And from the Buddhist perspective. Everything has Buddha nature. And if computers evolve intelligence, can it achieve enlightenment? And what about the internet? Has it Buddha nature?
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