Or perhaps those who are saying otherwise are trying to spread their own mind virus.

It is interesting how derisive your comment is compared to those who are in support of interesting and diverging content.

I am, however a bit confused by your comment as I have read several posts this week that had absolutely nothing to do with software/technology and most interestingly only two having to do anything with a compiler. Are you saying we should only post about compilers.

I am waiting to be enlightened by your list of acceptable topics and content.

Well, actually, my culture doesn't program me to "bear witness", so no.

I mean, you guys don't even try to hide it.

If you think the Jesus freaks want to propagate ancient gnostic texts, then you really don't know your Jesus freaks.

I find it all fascinating, and I'm closer to being an atheist than any sort of Christian. There are so many religions in the world, and people have worshiped so many different Gods. And most of them think theirs is correct and all the rest are misguided, at best.

@qarl but you ARE bearing witness. The beliefs you have accepted or you believe you have chosen has compelled you to bear witness here.

You're a riot. Thank you for assisting me in proving my point.

I am absolutely not a Jesus freak and I find it interesting because I find ancient culture, sociology and mythology interesting.

But I do get where you're coming from. Whenever a topic like this comes up a Christian will inevitably show up to proselytize (it should be considered a corollary to Godwin's Law.)

Yes, I agree, it's entirely possible to find random links interesting. That does not mean they are related to "hacker news".

The only reason these stories get upvoted is because of that audience you mentioned.

Don't make me tap the sign:

    On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. 

This satisfies people's intellectual curiosity, therefore it's "Hacker News."