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Does a christian needs to read the bible to a be christian not really. Same with TAOCP and programmers, but the more you read about CS the more complete of a pr

Does a christian needs to read the bible to a be christian not really. Same with TAOCP and programmers, but the more you read about CS the more complete of a programmer you become. For example i never thought i would use the basic compiler knowledge i gained during my bachelor. But at one of my first consulting gigs it did helped knowing about abstract syntax tree, where you can add and remove nodes. This knowledge helped me create a highly automated refactoring tool for an old but massive enterprise code base. This was the only situation in my whole career for now where i needed this knowledge, the rest has all been about creating webpages and rest apis :p

DonHopkins 3y ago
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- aestetix 3y ago
  You do know that Knuth is a devout Lutheran, right?
  - defrost 3y ago
    The perfect segue to another classic: Knuths Organ Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBO613Q8hAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBO613Q8hAw
  - DonHopkins 3y ago
    And that certainly doesn't mean the bible doesn't subjugate women and condone slavery and child murder (which you can easily verify by reading it yourself), it simply means he's steered clear of addressing those points (which is a pity). His primary interest lies in the patterns, structures, and the mathematical beauty of the scriptures, rather than in theological or moral interpretations, which are still there and deeply influence and corrupt society, despite his ignoring them. And that shows that expertise and rigor in one field doesn't necessarily translate into expertise and rigor in another field.
    - mschaef 3y ago
      > His primary interest lies in the patterns, structures, and the mathematical beauty of the scriptures, rather than in theological or moral interpretations, Knuth hasn't written much about theology, but he has written some. How much of it have you read? Reading it myself, I don't get the impression he's at all uninterested in the theological or moral implications of scripture. (But I do get the impression he's used the tools of his trade in his public presentations on the subject.)
adastra22 3y ago
Scientists dont need bibles.
- dragonelite 3y ago
  He might not need it to do scientific work, but he might want to read the bible, koran etc for his/her spiritual development.

DonHopkins 3y ago

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aestetix 3y ago
You do know that Knuth is a devout Lutheran, right?
- defrost 3y ago
  The perfect segue to another classic: Knuths Organ Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBO613Q8hAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBO613Q8hAw
- DonHopkins 3y ago
  And that certainly doesn't mean the bible doesn't subjugate women and condone slavery and child murder (which you can easily verify by reading it yourself), it simply means he's steered clear of addressing those points (which is a pity). His primary interest lies in the patterns, structures, and the mathematical beauty of the scriptures, rather than in theological or moral interpretations, which are still there and deeply influence and corrupt society, despite his ignoring them. And that shows that expertise and rigor in one field doesn't necessarily translate into expertise and rigor in another field.
  - mschaef 3y ago
    > His primary interest lies in the patterns, structures, and the mathematical beauty of the scriptures, rather than in theological or moral interpretations, Knuth hasn't written much about theology, but he has written some. How much of it have you read? Reading it myself, I don't get the impression he's at all uninterested in the theological or moral implications of scripture. (But I do get the impression he's used the tools of his trade in his public presentations on the subject.)

adastra22 3y ago

Scientists dont need bibles.

dragonelite 3y ago
He might not need it to do scientific work, but he might want to read the bible, koran etc for his/her spiritual development.