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Lispers use Lisp because they can't acknowledge that they wasted their time learning a useless language. Lets face it - no real programs are written in Lisp. For a reason.
As for never having used Lisp, I actually took the time to read the syntax and its usage. Lisp is GARBAGE. It makes a bum writing html code look professional. That and the most basic code is cryptic in the sense that you can't read it like you would -normal- code. And people learn CS with this crap? Don't make me laugh. Note that I never acknowledged Lispers know more. I acknowledged they -can- know more due to the learning environment.
as for algorIthms, I haven't taken a course on them, because I don't need to. I solve such problems without much thought. No course needed.