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And the Vatican is an authority on how "hackers see their online exploits" because... why?
by jeromec 16y ago
And the Vatican is an authority on how "hackers see their online exploits" because... why?
- chc 16y agoFrom having spoken to them?
- jeromec 16y agoIt didn't occur to me the two groups were on such natural speaking terms. So if I talk to a few Catholic priests who tell me the priesthood is about molesting underage altar boys, should I then go out and claim that is how Catholic priests see the priesthood?
- chc 16y agoYes, you should. It's unlikely that you will be able to talk to several priests who would all say that, but if you do, by all means let the public know that this is an opinion shared by these Catholic priests. P.S.: I think you may be forgetting that "Hackers believe in God" can mean any of "All hackers believe in God," "Hackers tend to believe in God" or "There are hackers who believe in God." From the context, it seems most likely to me that the latter is the OP's intended usage.
- jeromec 16y agoWell, now that's the crux of our disagreement. If I say white men are gay, I don't think anyone will argue that's a neutral statement (to which nobody will take issue) as it can be easily interpreted as meaning I only spoke to a handful of white men, and it's only them I'm speaking about.
- joshuacc 16y ago"The Vatican" isn't an authority on this, nor is this article connected to the Vatican in any substantive way. Fr. Antonio might be an authority due to studying hacker culture, but it isn't clear.
- kylemaxwell 16y agoUm, given how many sites on the Internet chronicle and reflect "hacker culture", I'd think an interested person could do the research. And yeah, talk to people. I suspect that priests get a lot of opportunity to do that.