TheChestertonian

College student editing Wikipedia from time to time; in possession of myriad interests; reader, writer, nerd.

Intellectual and philosophical influences

Of my many philosophical influences, these are among the most notable -- Christianity is first, but I certainly don't stop thinking about truth and the world there.

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This user is a Christian.

This user is interested in the Bible.

This user is interested in Existentialism, particularly Christian existentialism.

This user believes in the power of nonviolence.

This user supports Neo-Luddism and resists modern technologies.

This user is a fan of the political principles of Edmund Burke.

This user likes
St. Thomas Aquinas.

This user is influenced by Origen.

Literature and authors

I read at a prodigious rate, both for pleasure, self-improvement, and my academic education.

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This user is a Bibliophile.

This user enjoys classic literature

This user enjoys reading poetry.

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This user enjoys SF.

This user enjoys reading Fantasy.

This user enjoys reading historical fiction.

This user honours
William Shakespeare for exhilarating the English language.

This user honours Samuel Johnson
for his enduring contributions to the English language.

This user enjoys the works of
Isaac Asimov.

This user enjoys reading
Jane Austen

This user is a fan of the works of Douglas Adams.

This user enjoys the works of Charles Dickens.

This user enjoys the works of
Rudyard Kipling.

CSL

This user enjoys the works of
C.S. Lewis.

This user reads the works of H. P. Lovecraft.

This user enjoys the works of George Orwell.

This user enjoys the works of
Sir Walter Scott

This user enjoys the works of Edmund Spenser.

This user enjoys the works of
J. R. R. Tolkien.

This user knows who the true Father of Science Fiction is.

This user enjoys each of the 100 cantos of Dante's Divine Comedy

This user's soul from out that shadow... shall be lifted Nevermore.

This user is a fan of the Iliad.

This user is a fan of the Odyssey.

arma virumque cano -
this user is a fan of the Aeneid.

This user enjoys heavy reading, such as Shakespeare and other dead guys.

E

This user reads The Economist.

Historical interests

Aspiring historian torn between the classical and mediaeval periods. Military history is a fascinating rabbit trail, albeit not a likely course of study for me.

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This user loves History.

This user is interested in military history.

This user is interested in military aircraft and their history.

This user is interested in naval history.

This user does not support the judgment of historical figures by modern standards.

This user is interested in
Ancient Greece

This user is interested in the Roman Republic.

This user is interested in Late Antiquity.

This user is interested in the Early Middle Ages.

This user is interested in the
Middle Ages

This user is interested in the Renaissance period.

This user is interested in the Protestant Reformation.

This user is interested in the Radical Reformation.

This user is interested in the age of sail.

This user is interested in the Napoleonic era.

This user is interested in the Napoleonic Wars.

This user is interested in the history of the Cold War.

This user is interested in the life and times of Julius Caesar.

This user is interested in the life and times of Napoleon.

This user is inspired by the noble acts of Gandhi.

This user likes John Adams.

This user greatly admires
and respects
Thomas Jefferson
for inspiring revolutions
around the world.

This user is interested in the
American Civil War.

This user greatly admires
John III Sobieski

This user is interested in World War II.

This user is an admirer of
Winston Churchill.

This user enjoys Celtic mythology.

This user enjoys Greek mythology.

This user enjoys Norse mythology.

This user enjoys Roman mythology.

Other interests

I have far too many hobbies and interests...

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This user is interested in spaceflight.

This user is an aviation Enthusiast.

This user loves
Warbirds from World War 2

This user is interested in Falconry.

This user enjoys ice skating.

This user is interested in linguistics.

This user is interested in
Celtic languages.

This user is interested in
Germanic languages.

This user is interested in drama and acting.

This user is interested in maps and mapmaking.

This user is interested in
Mountains.

This user is interested in architecture.

This user is interested in
Gothic architecture.

This user loves Classical Architecture.

This user enjoys the artwork of Leonardo da Vinci.

This user enjoys the artwork of Michelangelo.

This user enjoys the artwork of Raphael.

This user enjoys the artwork of Rembrandt.

This user enjoys the artwork of Johannes Vermeer.

This user plays chess.

This user is a Board Game Geek.

This user is a grognard.

This user plays Diplomacy.

This user is a worldbuilder

This user enjoys sacred music.

This user enjoys Christian hymns

This user enjoys classical music.

This user enjoys early music.

This user enjoys folk music.

This user plays the harmonica.

This user plays the piano.

Miscellaneous

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This user opposes the use of generative artificial "intelligence" software on Wikipedia.

This user boycotts AI-generated art and music out of concern that they oppress artists and musicians.

This user knows that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

This user believes there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

This user likes most science fiction, but disdains the media that many people immediately associate with the genre.

LOTR

This user likes Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and prefers it to Peter Jackson's film versions.

This user wants to know what Fungi sprout in Yuggoth, and what scents and tints of flowers fill Nithon’s continents, such as in no poor earthly garden grow.

This user eats Potatoes.

This user drinks black tea.

This user would rather drink tea than coffee.

This user drinks
Mr. Grey's famous tea.

This user consumes ominously large amounts of tea.

This user prefers to go barefoot.

This user is of Indian ancestry.

This user is of English ancestry.

This user thinks they might have too many userboxes. Oh well...

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There are
10
types of people: those who read binary and those who don't.

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This user enjoys memes

KILROY WAS HERE!

Hyperbole is destroying the Earth!

This user likes Fractal designs.

py-3

This user is an advanced Python programmer.

SQL-2

This user is an intermediate SQL programmer.

C-2

This user is an intermediate C programmer.

This user is a proud Internet Archivist.

This user uses Spotify to listen to music.

This user plays on Chess.com as lukegk.

About my editing

I edit:

anything that I read that seems wrong or poorly written!

I particularly am trying to improve Wikipedia's humanities sections: history, philosophy, art. Also, religious history!

Favorite quotes

"For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root." - Henry David Thoreau

"Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously." -G. K. Chesterton

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Stephen Hawking

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein

"It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men." - Frederick Douglass

"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." - C. S. Lewis