> beauty is relative I'd agree that "beauty of syntax" is relative and subjective. It's a fascinating observation that Lisp grew prettier over the years. But

> beauty is relative I'd agree that "beauty of syntax" is relative and subjective. It's a fascinating observation that Lisp grew prettier over the years. But the philosophical or mathematical beauty of the core concepts of Lisp, I feel like they're closer to eternal and objective beauty, if there is such a thing. It's like they're low-level universal primitives, not only of human thought but thought itself. If we're to ever communicate with an extraterrestrial intelligence, they would probably grok Lisp.