The best argument I have seen in favor of Scheme being something other than a Lisp is by E. Naggum: "In the Algol family, the symbol table is a compiler constr

The best argument I have seen in favor of Scheme being something other than a Lisp is by E. Naggum: "In the Algol family, the symbol table is a compiler construction. In the Lisp family, the symbol table is a run-time resource. In this sense, Scheme is a member of the Algol family and not a member of the Lisp family." (http://www.xach.com/naggum/articles/3225240324630811@naggum.net.html http://www.xach.com/naggum/articles/3225240324630811@naggum....)