A profound question on slashdot

[smitty1e]

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I posted a bit of a jape:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=962075&cid=24977885
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Gates using Emacs,
RMS using Word,
see which head splodes first.

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And there was a reply:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=962075&cid=24980075
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Gates uses the Emacs operating system to virtualise Windows XP and
Word.

Gates wins

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Where does one go from here with the statement?
It seems to touch on theodicy, soteriology, and eschatology at the
same time.
Help, alt.religion.emacs!