[~ot] why is programming so fun?

[Simen Kjaeraas]

janderson Wrote:

> BCS wrote:
> > Reply to Bruce,
> > 
> >> On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:12:57 +0100, BCS <ao at pathlink.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> nice. One view even holds that the concept of "everlasting" with it's
> >>> inherent binding to time is inapplicable to god. Like the god as an
> >>> author model (see my other reply); Where was the author before the
> >>> first  page of the book, and where does he go after the last page?
> >>> The question  is as meaningless as; what is the conversion rate from
> >>> the color red to  US dollars?
> >>>
> >> Not quite as meaningless. If you go with the author theory then you
> >> can learn about the universe outside the universe that you thought was 
> >> all there was. Though there's only so much you can tell about the 
> >> author without finding a way to escape the book.
> > 
> > OTOH, everything in the "book" is created by the author therefor you can 
> > learn a lot about him by reading the "book" and seeing what he created.
> > 
> > 
> 
> I knew it,  I knew it.  As soon as I saw the original question "why is 
> programming so fun?" I knew it would end in a discussion about god and 
> the evolution.  All such questions end that way, the D community should 
> know that by now.
> 
> "why is programming so fun?" = Evolution || God;
> 
> -Joel

Actually, I believe that should be 'Any question demanding philosophical thinking' => Evolution || God.

btw, where is Hitler in all this? (might as well invoke Godwin's law while we're at it)

-- Simen