> As usual, I don't remember which side did Dostoyevsky take in the end, but he surely did present the case thoroughly.<

Did he ever. The Grand Inquisitor part of "The Brothers Karamazov" always rewards rereading.

Pretty amazing. He's been dead for a long time now and his words still dazzle and puzzle even his most fervent readers. "Wasn't that a man!" -- Muddy Waters ;)

Mike