I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX

Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by doliveira on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @09:56AM (#31492156)

I think you're assigning too much weight to the word itself. In informal settings, or even quasi-formal ones, it's not uncommon to use "designed" when we don't mean "literally designed".

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Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by earth_walker on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @02:42PM (#31508755)

The use of "design" in the context of the structure and capability of human bodies means precisely "literally designed" to many religious people, including many readers of HN.

So I don't think it's out of place for the GP to address this.

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Re:I hate LaTeX, I love LaTeX by netizen-936824 on Thursday May 26, 2022 @08:54AM (#31517718)

Thank you. This was exactly the point of my comment. While some readers interpret the word lightly, there are many who use it literally in the context of biology with a reference to creationism. There is no evidence for creationism

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