I am Impressed.

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I was expecting this site to be similar to any other site... When posting things I was half expecting a lot of abuse as my views are quite different. But it is a pleasue to be here as even if your views are the complete opposite to mine, you are all soo tolerant to me and to each other.
Yes, I understand how easy it is to get wound up and we all get off days... But I am very very impressed with everyone, so I write to say thank you for being who you are. You are all so kind and supportive and loving.

Put it this way. If I was God and was looking for people to bring to Heaven, you guys would be there! Thank you!

Same here and to you, MG

We are glad your liking of Wrong Planet has grown, Sir MG!

Have you ever read Dostoevsky's The Idiot? You remind me of its protagonist, Prince Myshkin. This is not an insult, the way the title suggests; Myshkin was Dostoevsky's most beloved character, the title being somewhat ironic.

Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin (pre-reform Russian: князь Левъ Николаевичъ Мышкинъ; post-reform Russian: князь Лев Николаевич Мышкин, tr. knyazʹ Lev Nikoláyevich Mýshkin) is the protagonist of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot. Dostoevsky wanted to create a character that was "entirely positive... with an absolutely beautiful nature",[1] someone who is truly 'Christian'. According to Joseph Frank, the character of Prince Myshkin approaches "the extremest incarnation of the Christian ideal of love that humanity can reach in its present form, but he is torn apart by the conflict between the contradictory imperatives of his apocalyptic aspirations and his earthly limitations."[2]

Prince Myshkin has been in Switzerland for the last four years, at a sanatorium for treatment of his epilepsy. At age 26, having recovered his health, and in possession of a legal document suggesting entitlement to a significant inheritance, he returns to Russia. In St. Petersburg, his purity and guilelessness lead many to the false conclusion that he is an "idiot". In fact, he possesses an incisive intellect, deep emotional intelligence, and a wisdom that surpasses all the other characters in the novel.

Glad you’re enjoying yourself Mountain Goat.

Thanks.