{"id":33811,"date":"2011-04-10T15:43:03","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T15:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/vatican-says-computer-hackers-are-more-saint-than-sinner-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2011-04-10T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T15:43:03","slug":"vatican-says-computer-hackers-are-more-saint-than-sinner-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/vatican-says-computer-hackers-are-more-saint-than-sinner-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Says Computer Hackers Are More Saint Than Sinner | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From elite hackers, to white-hat hackers, to hacktivists, hackers<\/a> don’t generally have sterling reputations as upstanding citizens—at least as far as the general public is concerned. That’s why it may come as a surprise that the Vatican has published an essay that redeems computer hackers and even compares hacker philosophy with Catholic theology.<\/p>

In his article<\/a> published in the Vatican-vetted Civilta Cattolica<\/em>, technology expert, literary critic, and Jesuit priest Antonio Spadaro draws similarities between hackers and Catholics (via TechWorld<\/a>):<\/p>

Hacker mentality implies a joyful application of intelligence to problem solving, rejecting the concept of work as repetitive, burdensome and stupid, Spadaro wrote. Hacker ethics rejected a capitalistic, profit-oriented approach to work, eschewing idleness but favoring a flexible, creative approach that was respectful of the human dimension and natural rhythms, he said.<\/p>

In addition, hacker philosophy fosters creativity and sharing, and is both committed yet playful. “Under fire are control, competition, property. It’s a vision that is … of a clear theological origin,” writes Spadaro<\/a>. He argues (rather vaguely) that many of these characteristics are also, as odd as it ...<\/p>

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