Programmers and Atheism

[look_a_unicorn]

The thought has entered my mind that by the nature of the required mindset- programmers should have a tendency to adopt atheism

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[ant_farm]

You have no idea how helpful I found that musing. Thanks for sharing. I think it might help me understand how rationality can coexist with faith. Which oddly enough I have been struggling with. Big thanks. Just curious what specific scenario led you to that conclusion?

not fluffy dude; candice

[fluffydude]

I like your Botticelli Primavera

Re: not fluffy dude; candice

[ant_farm]

thanks, I like fluffydude's benicio del toro.

[look_a_unicorn]

Wow- am glad my ramblings were of use to someone other than myself :)

My conclusions at the moment* are quite heavily influenced by recent reading of "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins and watching Pat Condell's videos http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=patcondell&p=r

The double whammy of opinions and information caused me to reassess my own view- why I hold it- the structure of my own thinking in other words.
With this came the realisation that I was starting to strongly use my 'work' mindset in other areas. Unsurprising given several years of intense application and refinement of those mental processes.

That of course followed on to a broader application of such processes to ALL similar thinkers and numerous assumptions made so as to conclude that everyone should think like me- and that they're wrong if they don't XD

* My conclusions are always subject to new information :)

[ant_farm]

Conclusions are fun to make especially when you are aware that there will always be new information and so they will have to change at some point. Ok this going to sound wanky but if nothing else I like the structure of the idea.

To detract from my wank factor, I have to admit every time I hear Richard dawkins I think of south park. But I ultimately am in trouble because you've given me something to look up on youtube. muhaha goodbye time and download limits for the month.