Re: Sunday Morning Meditation

Perl may be used for untoward purposes, from spam to porn sites. But it is also used to benefit altruistic endeavors as well--probably more so. But you can't blame the tool. Any tool can be used for good or bad. A gun can be used to commit a crime or stop one. And it can't be legislated--just like morality can't be legislated. The only thing that will change the use from bad to good is a change of heart.

This is in keeping with your last "Give a man...". Responsibility, virtues, character, are the attributes we need to impart to those we have influence over. On a lighter note:

Teach a man to write Perl and fed him for a day. Teach a man to use strict, and feed him for a lifetime.

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Re: Re: Sunday Morning Meditation by Anonymous Monk on Oct 28, 2003 at 17:05 UTC
Er... this is only some boring rambling, but I think a gun is a very poor example, as using it probably leads to a (probably unwanted by the victim) death, which is always a bad thing, as deaths are not undoable. IMHO human life is more valuable than some things this thief might have stolen. Chemistry is a better example, as it has helped mankind, but also developed poisons etc. Most humbly yours, opqdonut	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Sunday Morning Meditation by bradcathey (Prior) on Oct 28, 2003 at 17:50 UTC
It was just an example.... I don't own a gun and I'm a true advocate of human life. And besides, it ties in better with my comment about legislating morality.	[reply]