Went through this post. Oh god... what kind of nonsense....
Here is the definition for FP: making simple things complicated.
There's some sort of epiphany that naturally occurs after fiddling with FP for a certain amount of time. After it winds down, your perception of how to solve problems changes drastically.
If only because of the increased awareness is worth the trouble to play with it a bit. I sincerely encourage you to do so.
Some people think better functionally, some people think better procedurally, but, in the end, it's all just a list of instructions, executed in order by a machine.
I'll never understand the need to poopoo all over someone else's way of thinking (not you, the guy you're replying to).