BB posts opinions on some subjects that I find as far from my way of looking at the world as it is possible to get.

But he has also made some fundamentally important points in the past that I have not only agreed with, but that I have been moved by and that have changed my outlook in fundamental ways.

In addition, even in this thread, he has clearly shown himself to be a man of character and fairness.

Calling him a nutter is akin to describing a two dimesnional entity in three dimensonal terms - meaningless.

If it wasn't for the emptiness of such a comment it might be viewed as an unfair slur.