Lisp was the discovery of a set of a few simple concepts so elegant they give us a transcendental way of thinking about programs. But then people built religion

Lisp was the discovery of a set of a few simple concepts so elegant they give us a transcendental way of thinking about programs. But then people built religions around their own embodiments of the concepts. Eventually the infighting started and it is still driving most folks away. Occasionally, a pragmatist like Hickey comes along and says "hey look how useful this can be". Another generation of programmers takes a look at Lisp. Where will it go this time?Can Lisp be saved from the Lispers?