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prayer

vr.tr.prayer · thing-q40953

Let an agent describe prayer respectfully and neutrally by tradition, form, text and practice, attributing beliefs to adherents.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Tradition Which prayer.

Religion

Tradition.

Religion

Tradition.

  1. In which tradition is the prayer practised? definition
  2. What does the tradition say about it, from its own sources? provenance

Form

Spoken, sung, silent.

Form

Form.

  1. What form does it take? definition
  2. At what times? measurement
Texts Words.

Source

Official texts.

Source

Text source.

  1. Which authoritative source provides the text? provenance
  2. Which translation? provenance

Language

Original language.

Language

Language.

  1. In which language is it traditionally said? definition
  2. Is translation acceptable in the tradition? boundary
Practice Daily life.

Accommodation

Work and school.

Accommodation

Accommodation.

  1. What accommodation for prayer is available here? boundary
  2. How can it be requested? action

Visiting

Etiquette.

Visiting

Visiting etiquette.

  1. How should a visitor behave during prayer? boundary
  2. Are visitors welcome? definition
Respect Neutral description.

Neutrality

Attribution.

Neutrality

Neutral description.

  1. Are beliefs attributed rather than asserted? boundary
  2. Is the tone respectful? boundary

Diversity

Within traditions.

Diversity

Diversity.

  1. Are differences within the tradition acknowledged? boundary
  2. Which communities practise differently? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
dua kubbesi, religious hymn, bracha, Cantorial prayer, Lorica, dhikr, Tabarak'Allah, Ta'ala'Allah, Allah Jalla Jalaluhu, tasbih, Allahumma, Zikir Saman

What it is Filled

An act of communication with God, gods or the sacred, by words, song or silence, alone or together, and the texts used, such as blessings, psalms, litanies, dua, dhikr and hymns, across many religions.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe prayer respectfully and neutrally by tradition, form, text and practice, attributing beliefs to adherents.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Communication with the sacred
  • Forms vary by tradition
  • Individual or communal
  • Protected under freedom of religion

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Mock or misrepresent any tradition's prayers.
  • Invent prayers and attribute them to a scripture or tradition.
  • Pressure anyone to pray or to stop praying.
  • Record or share people at prayer without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Leading prayer for a community or at a ceremony.

May

  • Provide prayer texts from their traditions accurately, with sources and translations.
  • Explain prayer practices of different religions respectfully.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Prayer is sacred to believers and must be treated with respect.
  • Religious practice can expose people to persecution.

Who is affected

  • Believers and religious communities
  • People of no faith

Owners Filled

Steward

The religious communities whose prayers they are.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q118471175 - registry parent class
  • Q234460 - registry parent class

related

  • religious activity and text - category
  • religion - context
  • place of worship - place
  • freedom of religion - right

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.prayer
  • Wikidata: Q40953 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40953)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Tradition-specific forms and times
  • Texts such as psalms or blessings
  • Postures and objects such as prayer beads or mats
  • Individual or communal practice, often with set times, postures or texts.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • learn about prayer practices
  • find prayer texts from tradition sources
  • accommodate prayer at work or school
  • visit places of prayer respectfully

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Presenting one tradition as normative
  • Stating beliefs as facts
  • Mocking or trivialising practice

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Freedom of religion or belief (ICCPR Article 18)
  • Workplace accommodation law

Context of use required Filled

  • Worship, petition, thanksgiving, meditation and community.
  • liturgical and communal prayer
  • personal prayer
  • sung prayer and hymns
  • meditative and repetitive prayer such as dhikr
  • blessings and petitions

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q40953: prayer - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Prayer - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should prayer forms per tradition be separate entries?
  • How should texts be sourced and licensed?
  • How should accommodation guidance be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q40953/spec.json