This paper examines the critical distinctions between computational intelligence, sentience, and consciousness in artificial systems.It argues that clearly separating these concepts is essential for advancing technical development, ethical frameworks, and responsible societal integration of AI.By analysing how computational intelligence simulates rational decision-making but lacks internal...
Across all cultures and traditions, people describe spirituality as a dimension of experience that goes beyond the obvious way of perceiving reality as made up of separate physical objects. Buddhism talks about no-self or emptiness, while the Yogic tradition talks about true self or fullness. Abrahamic religions talk about the Creator or the Ground of Being. “Non-religious but spiritual” people...