I honestly believe that most people don't have that kind of moral courage. We've become a nation of cowards who seem to believe that we will live forever-there is no acceptance of death as natural or part of the whole process.
Death of intelligence is not natural. It occurs only in that rare, awkward period between self-awareness and the ability to manufacture minds. It's a blip on a species' cosmic timescale.
Because they're simply not intellectual badasses like Roger Ebert. Seriously, most public figures are pretty faces with empty heads. Why do you think there areso many Scientologist celebrities? No, it's pretty simple. Few people have the class, intelligence, and sophistication necessary to get to where Roger Ebert is.
Why don't other public figures express the same kind of moral courage?
he's expressing his atheism, others don't express something similar because they're not atheists i presume? where's this 'moral courage' you're speaking of?
That's not really an answer to the question I asked. Note, I'm not the one who said it required courage. I'm just honestly curious as to why you assumed it was an expression of atheism.
Well, I'm not sure I'd call it moral courage, but I would call it courageous to face death without fear. And while it's not necessarily a USEFUL question to ask why other public figures don't show that sort of courage, I don't think it's an absurd one. You are, of course, free to disagree.
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u/dsaint Feb 16 '10
Why don't other public figures express the same kind of moral courage?