In school, many national idols, art, and "national romantic" writings are read. These are irrational variants of ancestor worship, that turns ignorant people to brats. A flag nothing else than a totempole. A monarchy nothing else than the development of old fertiliycults. Where Brutus and Bimbo no doubt are central.

No doubt even Stallman was bothered by those in his youth. And maybe that is what is bothering many. Why anyone should go to school, to be harassed for many years, I do not understand. I am well into my thirties and realizing how much of a pain school really was, although I was not the one most bothered, and I have seen many processing that, on youtube, and other places.

Behaviour on the internet is a problem, and it seems similar, and that is really what reminded me of it.

Stallman however made his own idol instead. The "GNU" is a similar thing, a phallic idol of himself, as all idols are. And everyone complains about the pseudoreligious brats in linux-circles.

It is ofcourse not real religion, but idolatry, and with made up idols. And that it is idolatry, is a important distinction to make.

This is really at the base of facism, and seen for instance, when people censor criticism like this, in favour of some idol. Be that Stallmans Gnu, or gayactivism, 1950s gear worshippers, or people who think 1024x768 is the ultimate resolution. Or many odd things. Which is common online.

Hippies also really are idolaters, sunworship, really the same as swastika-worship. This scene from "Tommy" says a lot about what an idolater is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IVwkz-BQGc

Everyone is born with a monotheist nature though.

On LKML, I have also seen arguments that resemble monotheism. For instance lately, Linus said he didn´t want a corporate mindset. He has also talked about natural developments, and also Gabriel Newell, inspite of clear "psychedelic" art in some of his games, talk about letting naturality take place. Hopefully that means reiterating out that element, as it really is about the same again. And "just for fun", is close to "for the praises of God" is it not.

Our nature, is "muslim". Which means "in submission to God". In Daoism, one talks about surrender and alignment. In Buddhism and Daoism, both talk about quietness of the mind. In Islam one talks about peace generally. And defines idolatry as unnatural, polytheism, and association with God, and The Quran states, God created you with the most upright nature.

And one superordinate concept, one God, can also be logically defended by Aristotles prime mover, and philosophical principles like The Finetuning Argument. However many do not even know this, and think monotheism is illogical, yet the school of logic, is said to have been established by Aristotle. The same logic ofcourse, really the insight of any true prophet. Programmers often like logic, and should know this.