The Use of Robots in the Religious Context: Qualitative Analysis of Attitudes on the Cases of Buddhist Robot Priest Mı̇ndar

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 24 Sayı: 3, 359 - 385, 31.12.2024

Meryem Şahin

https://doi.org/10.33415/daad.1591315

Öz

There are various examples of religious social robots developed on the axis of different beliefs, and attitudes towards these robots are influenced by the beliefs and culture of the society in which they are used. One striking example is the Buddhist Robot Priest Mindar. This study aims to analyze and compare the comments made in Turkish, English, and Japanese on three different news videos about Mindar in terms of attitudes toward religious robots. As a result of the study, positive and negative attitudes towards these robots, feelings of anxiety and admiration, and content about the transformation of religion and spirituality were identified. In Turkish comments, the positive attitude towards robots through dissatisfaction with the current religious services is one of the distinctive findings. As social robots become more visible in the functioning of daily life, attitudes towards religious robotics may also differentiate.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Psychology of Religion, Religion-Robotic Interaction, Social Robot, Religious Robot

Dini Bağlamda Robot Kullanımı: Budist Robot Rahip Mindar Örneği Üzerinden Tutumların Niteliksel Analizi

Öz

Farklı inançlar ekseninde geliştirilen çeşitli dini sosyal robot örnekleri bulunmakta, bu robotlara yönelik tutumlar kullanıldıkları toplumun inanç ve kültüründen etkilenmektedir. Çarpıcı örneklerden birisi Budist Robot Rahip Mindar’dır. Bu çalışmada Mindar’ı ele alan üç farklı haber videosuna Türkçe, İngilizce ve Japonca yapılan yorumların niteliksel desende ve doküman analizi tekniğiyle dini robotlara karşı tutumlar ekseninde analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda bu robotlara yönelik olumlu ve olumsuz tutumlar, kaygı ve hayranlık duyguları, din ve maneviyatın dönüşümüne dair içerikler tespit edilmiştir. Türkçe yorumlarda mevcut din hizmetlerine duyulan memnuniyetsizlik üzerinden robotlara olumlu tutum sergilenmesi ayırt edici bulgulardandır. Animist değerlendirme Japonca yorumlarda kendisini gösterip Türkçe ve İngilizcede mevcut değildir. İnsan merkezci düşünmeye ise üç dilde farklı ağırlıklarla olsa da rastlanmıştır. Sosyal robotlar günlük hayat işleyişinde daha fazla görünür olmaya başladıkça dini robotiğe yönelik tutumların da farklılaşması olasıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Din Psikolojisi, Din-Robotik Etkileşimi, Sosyal Robot, Dini Robot

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