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Re: Wall quotes Wall
by reisinge (Hermit) on May 10, 2021 at 11:25 UTC
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I haven't heard anything from/about Larry Wall recently so this caught my attention ... | [reply] |
Re: Wall quotes Wall
by 1nickt (Canon) on May 10, 2021 at 11:45 UTC
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First time I have ever heard the Christians' God described as "humble" ...
The way forward always starts with a minimal test.
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In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
—Philippians 2:5-8 (NIV)
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Yes, Jesus was humble.
But there's nothing humble about "I am the lord, thy god; thou shalt have no other gods but me".
If that's how it announces itself then I sure am glad it doesn't exist.
Cheers,
Rob
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Some wider context from a well informed atheist:
The most striking difference between Christianity and Judaism & Islam is the deification of Jesus of Nazareth.°
In order to still qualify as Monotheism the concept of Trinity was born.
BUT since the Old Testament/Tanakh was kept in the Christian Bible it's a bit confusing which persona is meant with "humble god".
I doubt that "God (father)" is ever described as "humble", "God (son)" OTOH mostly is.
So, please decide which person you are talking about...
°) Mostly. There are various cross over sects...
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A citation would be more convincing. I mean, it would invite the deluge of available rebuttals but still, it would at least be better than an anonymous “The Emperor is finely dressed, don’t you agree?”
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Re: Wall quotes Wall
by Anonymous Monk on May 10, 2021 at 14:30 UTC
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I think that it has nothing whatever to do with religion. "Tim Toady" is the best antidote to "groupthink," which is common in other programming circles. Where only one approach – or sometimes, "pattern" – is deemed to be "the One Right Way," even when it doesn't fit the project or the business. Many of Perl's best and most-unique features, such as Moose and its many variants, didn't come from any central "language committee," but from the community itself, when various people sought – and created, then shared – "another way to do it." Because of this, Perl doesn't need religion (even though it does need Monks). It's one helluva tool. | [reply] |
