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Reminder that before you take anything ESR says remotely seriously, you should read http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/dancing.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/writ
by moomin 10y ago
Reminder that before you take anything ESR says remotely seriously, you should read http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/dancing.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/dancing.html from beginning to end.
- jacobush 10y agoIt actually pains me to say this in this case but, let's take arguments on their own merits. (Though I think it does not hurt to be aware of that stuff he wrote.)
- jessaustin 10y agoHe's not a Christian, so we should ignore what he says about computers? That's preposterous.
- moomin 10y agoThat _really_ isn't a TL;DR; of that article.
- jessaustin 10y agoHaha nice try, but one won't be drawn into a theological debate about e.g. how many neopagan angels can dance on the head of an atheist pin. The point is that religious beliefs, no matter how banal or how fringe, are completely orthogonal to technical judgment. They are separate spheres. You've cannily left unclear the precise nature of the spiritual pablum you're peddling, but one can still see through your clumsy attempt to invoke religious prejudice.