I think you are missing what was/is special about Lisp. It's "the idea of Lisp" (and see other places in this AMA where I've said a few more words). The "idea

I think you are missing what was/is special about Lisp. It's "the idea of Lisp" (and see other places in this AMA where I've said a few more words). The "idea of Java" is not special (and it's not clear that you could even say there is an "idea of Java").