Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.
The random quantum fluctuations of my brain are historical accidents that happen to have decided that the concepts of dynamic scoping and lexical scoping are orthogonal and should remain that way.
Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.
Orthogonality for orthogonality's sake is not something I'm keen on.
Let's say the docs present a simplified view of reality.
Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly.