| honorablepassion: If you're seeking something, I'd suggest sticking to what you're seeking and desisting from impeaching the views of others. It's perfectly fine to setup your own requirements for a programmer. It's contemptible to tell others that unless they think as you do they are "biased." I would suggest, in fact, that those who have chosen not to "believe" or "have faith" in something such as one or more "gods" have considered the other viewpoint; whereas those who "have faith" very often begin by rejecting any alternatives w/o consideration. Perhaps those considered as gods now were once Ori-like (see SciFi, lol) and by not considering the nature of the message you have subscribed yourself to a life of servitude to those whose only power is that which you grant them.
I am not a believer in any gods (though aliens with godlike powers may exist.) That does not necessarily imply a lack of any moral structure. For a human to live qua human, certain moral principles are necessary. However, if someone chooses to neglect or ignore those necessary principles, they will answer to the court of final appeal -- reality -- and not god. None of us can escape reality no matter how vehemently we work at ejecting ourselves from it. |