Why are geeks often atheist?

Re:Why are geeks often atheist? by robg on Saturday July 05, 2008 @08:12AM (#236879)

But if anything, I'd expect programmers to be willing and interested in writing their own definition. The problem only comes in when one assumes that's the only definition. Still, programmers seem more, not less, amenable to re-write when something isn't right.

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Re:Why are geeks often atheist? by randallsquared on Saturday July 05, 2008 @08:55AM (#236894)

Why bother with redefining someone else's term for your own use? It seems more straightforward to come up with your own term, if the concept doesn't match in the first place.

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Re:Why are geeks often atheist? by DougBTX on Saturday July 05, 2008 @12:04PM (#237010)

   Why bother with redefining someone else's term for your own use?

If you think that someone stole your term, or at least your term's historical meaning, then it's fair enough to fight to take it back. You'll have problems communicating with people who don't remember the less-common meaning until you remind them of it, but that might be a price worth paying.

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Re:Why are geeks often atheist? by robg on Saturday July 05, 2008 @09:50AM (#236925)

That, I think, is a fine question. The emergence of "spirituality" is seemingly one approach to get around the term. For me, I'm okay with struggling with the term because it leads to good discussions with folks of differing persuasions.

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