What miners do is so basic that anyone with a bit of programming knowledge can have at least a coarse idea of the task being done by looking at the code.
This is the main problem - they don't have any programming knowledge (caveat: neither do I), and they are also rather closed minded.
This is all determinable by looking at the source code, btw. You don't need to believe me.
That's nice and all, and I do accept that since it is open source there is no hidden agenda, but trying to get these people on board is mind-numbing. One poster likened bitcoin to money-laundering by selling IEDs.
