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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.)