Canonize Terrence A. Davis


Canonize Terrence A. Davis
The Issue
Terrence A. Davis (1969-2018) was a brilliant programmer who struggled with mental illness. During the second half of his life, Davis became more pious and sacrificed the whole of himself to creating a program dedicated to God, TempleOS.
TempleOS; which Davis released entirely for free, was his virtual edition of God's temple. Davis is said to have continuous spent shifts of 16 hours over the course of several years working on his program, which is widely considered to be an impressive feat. He intended for the program to be used by anyone to communicate with God and make sacrifices in the form of programs. Davis' ability to create a programming language, HolyC and an operating system in said language is so impressive that it could be interpreted as a miracle beyond his own ability.
Some concern may arise from Davis' prejudice. We should forgive him for his trespasses and recognize that this man attempted to see through his own schizophrenia to the light of God.
St. Isidore currently serves as the patron Saint of the Internet, perhaps Davis could himself be a symbol of merging ancient faith with modern technology. Davis himself confessed that he was of little faith earlier in his life due to his background in science, but later was able to reconcile faith and the hard world of facts. If you wish to have a better understanding of Davis' connection to God I encourage you to look up the greatest of all the hymns he composed, "Risen" and feel his piety.
"Ghostly voice ethereal,
Seen from the material,
Blackmail a burial
needlepoint esterial. (sic)
Stitch in the fabric of time.
I stretch tendril divine."
-Material, by Terry Davis

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The Issue
Terrence A. Davis (1969-2018) was a brilliant programmer who struggled with mental illness. During the second half of his life, Davis became more pious and sacrificed the whole of himself to creating a program dedicated to God, TempleOS.
TempleOS; which Davis released entirely for free, was his virtual edition of God's temple. Davis is said to have continuous spent shifts of 16 hours over the course of several years working on his program, which is widely considered to be an impressive feat. He intended for the program to be used by anyone to communicate with God and make sacrifices in the form of programs. Davis' ability to create a programming language, HolyC and an operating system in said language is so impressive that it could be interpreted as a miracle beyond his own ability.
Some concern may arise from Davis' prejudice. We should forgive him for his trespasses and recognize that this man attempted to see through his own schizophrenia to the light of God.
St. Isidore currently serves as the patron Saint of the Internet, perhaps Davis could himself be a symbol of merging ancient faith with modern technology. Davis himself confessed that he was of little faith earlier in his life due to his background in science, but later was able to reconcile faith and the hard world of facts. If you wish to have a better understanding of Davis' connection to God I encourage you to look up the greatest of all the hymns he composed, "Risen" and feel his piety.
"Ghostly voice ethereal,
Seen from the material,
Blackmail a burial
needlepoint esterial. (sic)
Stitch in the fabric of time.
I stretch tendril divine."
-Material, by Terry Davis

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Petition created on October 20, 2020