Programmers and Atheists
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I'm an atheist and a programmer. But I'm also an adult. And I know that adults don't refer to other people's deeply-held beliefs as a "trash-theory".
I've generally stayed out of these religious threads until now. I have read all of them and have found them quite interesting. My comments/question aren't necesarily specific to this thread topic (or this branch of it) but maybe some of the pseudo-religious scholars would like to comment. Up to when I was 9 years old, my mother made sure I attended Catholic church and sunday school every week. One evening our neighbors house caught fire. My best friend and his 2 year old sister burned to death. Their screams haunted me for many years. A couple weeks later, I asked my mother why God allowed them to suffer so much in their deaths. She had no good answer, but suggested I talk to our priest. He also had no good answer. A few months later, after my sister's confirmation I had a chance to ask a bishop the same question. Once again, no good answer. I've been an atheist ever since. Why would a good god allow two innocent children to suffer in such a horrible death? And don't patronize me with "God has a purpose or God works in mysterious ways", I'm not buying it.:confused: Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
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hey I am gonna make a few statements below :- "Most good programmers are atheists" "All great programmers are athesists" "Most atheist programmers are good/great programmers" I just want you guys to ponder over those statements. The whole point is only smart people can write smart programs. And smart people know god is a trash-theory for the simple reason that, they are smart :-) Nish :suss:
Ooo! I love this game. "Most atheist programmers have difficulty with punctuation." Seriously though, I take offence. I'll agree with the smart people - smart programs comment, but the whole trash-theory is - as others have pointed out - extremely close-minded. I can't imagine what a burden close-mindedness must be like. J - Pagan and proud.
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I've generally stayed out of these religious threads until now. I have read all of them and have found them quite interesting. My comments/question aren't necesarily specific to this thread topic (or this branch of it) but maybe some of the pseudo-religious scholars would like to comment. Up to when I was 9 years old, my mother made sure I attended Catholic church and sunday school every week. One evening our neighbors house caught fire. My best friend and his 2 year old sister burned to death. Their screams haunted me for many years. A couple weeks later, I asked my mother why God allowed them to suffer so much in their deaths. She had no good answer, but suggested I talk to our priest. He also had no good answer. A few months later, after my sister's confirmation I had a chance to ask a bishop the same question. Once again, no good answer. I've been an atheist ever since. Why would a good god allow two innocent children to suffer in such a horrible death? And don't patronize me with "God has a purpose or God works in mysterious ways", I'm not buying it.:confused: Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
And why would you expect anyone on CodeProject (or your mother or the bishop) to be able to explain God's acts. Could your dog (if you have a dog :) ) explain why are you sitting in front of your computer? I vote pro drink :beer:
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Ooo! I love this game. "Most atheist programmers have difficulty with punctuation." Seriously though, I take offence. I'll agree with the smart people - smart programs comment, but the whole trash-theory is - as others have pointed out - extremely close-minded. I can't imagine what a burden close-mindedness must be like. J - Pagan and proud.
Atheists are gay Think about it logically... Religion does not allow it... So Mr Nish are you gay ???
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Hmmm But try to imagine this. On one side we have knowledge - as in the theory of relativty, quantum mechanics........ It's really unconceivable that a person who is studying quarks and hadrons will also be preapared to believe that a god or gods exist. I mean everything else old timers thought, they thought wrong - inclusing the flatness of the earth, and earth being the center of the univers...How can we then believe their concepts about god? Its too far-fetched to think that they got everything wrong but got it right regarding god. The more you understand the universe, the more you understand life; god becomes a dream that was just that - a dream that arose in barbaric man's attempt to solve the unknown..... Nish
I mean everything else old timers thought, they thought wrong - inclusing the flatness of the earth, and earth being the center of the univers...How can we then believe their concepts about god? Its too far-fetched to think that they got everything wrong but got it right regarding god. I will bet that even within our lifetimes, filled with wonderous modern day scientists, we will see the overthrow of a lot of commonly held scientific thinking. Never ever believe that we are right and are infallable as opposed to the scientists of old. There is much we do not know and are still to discover, a lot of which will discount our beliefs, scientific or religious. In a million years 1 + 1 may also be found to not equal 2 but something else. ;) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes
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The only faith I have is in windage, sight alignment, and a range of about 300 yards. To hell with those thin-skinned pillow-biters. - Me, 10/03/2001
John, are you talking about your one eyed trouser snake again? Really, just put it down, the topic that is. ;P regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes
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I've generally stayed out of these religious threads until now. I have read all of them and have found them quite interesting. My comments/question aren't necesarily specific to this thread topic (or this branch of it) but maybe some of the pseudo-religious scholars would like to comment. Up to when I was 9 years old, my mother made sure I attended Catholic church and sunday school every week. One evening our neighbors house caught fire. My best friend and his 2 year old sister burned to death. Their screams haunted me for many years. A couple weeks later, I asked my mother why God allowed them to suffer so much in their deaths. She had no good answer, but suggested I talk to our priest. He also had no good answer. A few months later, after my sister's confirmation I had a chance to ask a bishop the same question. Once again, no good answer. I've been an atheist ever since. Why would a good god allow two innocent children to suffer in such a horrible death? And don't patronize me with "God has a purpose or God works in mysterious ways", I'm not buying it.:confused: Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
Along those lines of thought, why should anybody die ever? Why should anybody ever have to suffer pain? There aren't any good answers to those questions. But I can't fathom how that would make someone an atheist. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
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And why would you expect anyone on CodeProject (or your mother or the bishop) to be able to explain God's acts. Could your dog (if you have a dog :) ) explain why are you sitting in front of your computer? I vote pro drink :beer:
#1 - When you're 9 years old your mother is pretty much the highest authority on EVERTHING! #2 - I mistakenly figured that if a bishop claims to turn wine into christ's blood, he might have a clue. #3 - At the time, I spent many, MANY hours praying for god to give me an answer to my question. Nothing. #4 - My dog knows exactly why I sit in front of my computer, I only wish he could explain it to my wife better than I. :laugh: Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
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Atheists are gay Think about it logically... Religion does not allow it... So Mr Nish are you gay ???
Then what the hell are Agnostics? Lesbians? lol Actually I thought about it logically and I still don't get it. Unless you mean they are Atheists simply so that they are "allowed" to be gay? If so then you have no respect and have not learnt from whatever religion you hold dear to your heart. Thinking that you are insulting someone by calling them gay is a really, really pathetic thing to do. Most cases it is a case of insecurity or fear that others will find out that you are gay. Be happy with yourself and your sexual preference, God made you that way :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes
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Then what the hell are Agnostics? Lesbians? lol Actually I thought about it logically and I still don't get it. Unless you mean they are Atheists simply so that they are "allowed" to be gay? If so then you have no respect and have not learnt from whatever religion you hold dear to your heart. Thinking that you are insulting someone by calling them gay is a really, really pathetic thing to do. Most cases it is a case of insecurity or fear that others will find out that you are gay. Be happy with yourself and your sexual preference, God made you that way :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes
Amen. J
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Along those lines of thought, why should anybody die ever? Why should anybody ever have to suffer pain? There aren't any good answers to those questions. But I can't fathom how that would make someone an atheist. Tim Smith Descartes Systems Sciences, Inc.
There aren't any good answers to those questions. But I can't fathom how that would make someone an atheist. IMO a "good" god would not allow innocent children to suffer horrible, painful deaths, therefore if a god exists it is either uncaring or evil. Either way, I don't want any part of this "god". Hence, atheism. Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
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This is a grossly generalized statement. Contrary to this, I'd argue, irrespective of our programming skills and our religions, belief in God *should* help us to avoid useless distraction (go figure) and thus to concentrate in our programming / debugging job better. // Fazlul
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Here is a code-snippet from a non-inteligent Programmer enum Belief{RELIGIOUS ,ATHEIST}; enum Property{GOOD_PROGRAMMER , BAD_PROGRAMMER}; class Person { Belief blf; Property prp; } public static void Main() { Person me; Person[] others; if(me.blf==ATHEIST) me.prp = GOOD_PROGRAMMER; else for(int i=0;i
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Amen. J
Argh. What I meant was... Be happy with yourself and your sexual preference, God made you that way. Amen. It's too damn bad the internet doesn't transmit my incredible wit with my posts. J
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#1 - When you're 9 years old your mother is pretty much the highest authority on EVERTHING! #2 - I mistakenly figured that if a bishop claims to turn wine into christ's blood, he might have a clue. #3 - At the time, I spent many, MANY hours praying for god to give me an answer to my question. Nothing. #4 - My dog knows exactly why I sit in front of my computer, I only wish he could explain it to my wife better than I. :laugh: Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
"My dog knows exactly why I sit in front of my computer, I only wish he could explain it to my wife better than I." LOL. Than your dog is smarter than me. I can't explain even to myself why I sit in front of my computer (except when I earn money). Anyway, I'm sure God will answer your questions some day. Be patient. I vote pro drink :beer:
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Then what the hell are Agnostics? Lesbians? lol Actually I thought about it logically and I still don't get it. Unless you mean they are Atheists simply so that they are "allowed" to be gay? If so then you have no respect and have not learnt from whatever religion you hold dear to your heart. Thinking that you are insulting someone by calling them gay is a really, really pathetic thing to do. Most cases it is a case of insecurity or fear that others will find out that you are gay. Be happy with yourself and your sexual preference, God made you that way :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes
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There aren't any good answers to those questions. But I can't fathom how that would make someone an atheist. IMO a "good" god would not allow innocent children to suffer horrible, painful deaths, therefore if a god exists it is either uncaring or evil. Either way, I don't want any part of this "god". Hence, atheism. Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"
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i would tone that down to: "most good programmers are skeptics" the point is that you rarely take what's given on face value, you want to know and understand "why" things happen the way they do. -c ------------------------------ Smaller Animals Software, Inc. http://www.smalleranimals.com
I completely agree with you on this on, Chris. John
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On the other hand, The worst programmer I worked with was deeply religious. He turned me religious too after he left, everytime I had to fix his code I could be heard praying "Oh god, what the **** is this pile of **** supposed to be" :-) Michael :-)
:-D LOL It's curious how we (almost instinctively) turn to God in such circumstances. Regards, Alvaro
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You wish.... hehe Actually, and this is an OLD joke: I am a lesbian trapped in a mans body :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes
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Argh. What I meant was... Be happy with yourself and your sexual preference, God made you that way. Amen. It's too damn bad the internet doesn't transmit my incredible wit with my posts. J
It's too damn bad the internet doesn't transmit my incredible wit with my posts. Amen. hehe couldn't resist :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible." - Chretien Malesherbes