Re: OT (waaaayyyyyyyyy off-topic)

2012-02-10 Thread Ben Finney
Thanks for responding. Rather than take this discussion too far where it's quite off-topic, I'll respond briefly and ask for a change of forum if we want to continue. Ethan Furman writes: > Ben Finney wrote (from signature): > > “It's a terrible paradox that most charities are driven by religi

OT (waaaayyyyyyyyy off-topic) [was Re: How can I catch misnamed variables?]

2012-02-10 Thread Ethan Furman
Ben Finney wrote (from signature): > “It's a terrible paradox that most charities are driven by religious > belief. . . . if you think altruism without Jesus is not altruism, > then you're a dick.” —Tim Minchin, 2010-11-28 1) Why is it paradoxical? If anything it's a sad commentary on those who