I'm not at all sure whether everything you say regarding Perl -v- other languages is entirely wrong, though am pretty sure, to my own satisfaction at any rate, that not everything you say is correct. However, I'm more interested in your motivations for saying what you said?

You remind me of the (faith agnostic here) religious zealot in the old-time movies who parades up and down in public places with a placard saying "Judgement day is coming", and yelling "You're all sinners, and you're all going to hell". I always wondered why anyone would do such a thing?

I mean, if his beliefs are correct, then when judgement day comes, he is going to Heaven and the disbelievers are heading to that other place. What is he trying to achieve? Is he trying to save their souls? Or maybe he's just gloating.

It always seemed to me that rather than concerning himself with the fate of those that do not share his beliefs, he should spend his time concerning himself with what happens if his own beliefs are wrong. What will be his fate if he has it wrong and the 'one true faith' is not his faith, but some other faith?

What happens if the god of that other faith is as vengeful as the one he believes in, and when that judgement day comes, he is the one headed to hell?

To summarise, it seems to me that your post was an attempt to convince yourself that your own beliefs are correct and that the time and energy you expend on the penance of verbose syntax, whilst wearing the bonds of strong typing, on your shotgun-imposed march to toward the true light are actually worth it. If your right, your on your way to heaven and many of us will have to pay the price for the delinquent fun we've had with Perl.

What if your wrong though...

Then there is the possibility that your idea of Heaven is my idea of Hell, but that's another discussion.

Examine what is said, not who speaks.

The 7th Rule of perl club is -- pearl clubs are easily damaged. Use a diamond club instead.

In reply to Re: Use Perl wisely, not cleverly by BrowserUk
in thread Use Perl wisely, not cleverly by Anonymous Monk

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