> The reality is this: The world has moved on. A multitude of new languages, paradigms, and methodologies have emerged, each excelling in its unique way and suited to specific problems or contexts.

When talking about programming languages, these type of comments are equivalent to those you describe being made by some lispers claiming to know "the truth". Plenty of languages have their evangelists and their detractors. Common Lisp is no different. Use the tool that suits you. Religious attitude toward anything is likely to be counter productive