merits of Lisp vs Python

[Paul Rubin]

rpw3 at rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) writes:
> Weird. This is exactly why I use *Lisp* -- because it stays
> completely readable even if you don't use it on a daily basis!!!

Hmm.  I haven't used Lisp in a while and no longer find it so
readable.

Lisp just seems hopelessly old-fashioned to me these days.  A
modernized version would be cool, but I think the more serious
Lisp-like language designers have moved on to newer ideas.