Re: Benefit and belief [was Re: Suggested coding style]

2011-09-29 Thread alex23
Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: >         Well... We could try for equality in offense -- the Torah or the > Koran? Maybe the Tripitaka or Sutras? I always enjoyed the possibly apocryphal claim that the design of VRML was influenced by the story of Indra's Net. Maybe some religious tomes are just better

Re: [OT] Benefit and belief [was Re: Suggested coding style]

2011-09-28 Thread Devin Jeanpierre
> Forget money, or even the love of money. The idea that one mustn't > criticise another person's beliefs is the root of all evil. This was a technical discussion, and calling the bible a joke was not necessary at all. It creates a hostile atmosphere. Can't you pick somewhere else to attack Chris

[OT] Benefit and belief [was Re: Suggested coding style]

2011-09-28 Thread Steven D'Aprano
DevPlayer wrote: > On Sep 27, 10:25 pm, alex23 wrote: >> And like the Bible, the Zen was created by humans as a joke. If you're >> taking it too seriously, that's your problem. [...] > Calling the Bible a joke is used to hurt people, not enlighten them. > Those words show bitter arrogance, not co