The "turd" here was god, not the author thereof. You seem to be confusing the two. Or anthropomorphizing god. Or something.

I like Brad as a person, but I don't think I've read his blog before. And he usually acts on par with an 11 year old, so take that into account.

It's tough to separate the creator from the product of the creative act. Why would Tom have created God if not because he was inspired to write something cool and useful.

To then sit around calling it names is an insult not just to Tom but to anyone who is engaged in productive, creative work. Also, this kind of thing will only discourage others from releasing their code to the community...