[philwelch]

Translations of the Bible, at least in historically Christian cultures, are usually treated as authoritative examples of proper written usage.

[normalnorm]

No they aren't.

[tptacek]

Where did you get this idea?

[philwelch]

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[tptacek]

So you derived the idea axiomatically?

[philwelch]

sighs No, but if you think I’m full of shit, I don’t really want to waste my time discussing how I developed this particular misunderstanding about the world for your amusement.

[tptacek]

I'm sorry. It's the game I'm poking fun at, not the players (I'm as bad as anyone) and I can see how I could have communicated personalized contempt rather than general bemusement. I apologize and promise that I don't think you're full of shit.

[philwelch]

Thanks. In retrospect it's kind of funny that I ended up making one of those mistaken remarks that the original essay explicitly recommends against.