> Is there anyone who really doesn't believe there's more than one self-consistent, sensible way to write code?
The existence of multiple ways to write sensible code does not imply that every way to write code is sensible.
BTW - Do you have any significant experience with "backwoods Christians" or are you just winging it from your ignorance? (I've run into several who taught themselves Greek so they could read ancient religious texts.)
I apologize for any offense. I don't mean to imply that all "backwoods Christians" are really baffled by Hinduism -- I also know some of the type you mention, the serious students who learn ancient Greek.
I was using the "backwoods Christian" stereotype to make a point in a (hopefully) humorous way, that people who are totally wrapped up in their own worldview often completely fail to understand the point of other worldviews, and don't even realize they're missing the point.
For what it's worth, I was raised in the back woods, and grew up around the kind of people I caricatured (who were thankfully always a minority). But since intent is hard to convey on the Internet, it would have been wiser for me to use talking animals like Aesop, or something else less likely to offend.
The existence of multiple ways to write sensible code does not imply that every way to write code is sensible.
BTW - Do you have any significant experience with "backwoods Christians" or are you just winging it from your ignorance? (I've run into several who taught themselves Greek so they could read ancient religious texts.)