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It’s never a good idea to idolise or hero-worship somebody else to the extent that you are no longer looking critically at what they say or do.
People are imperfect – often a mass of contradictory beliefs or actions. Those failings shouldn’t stop us admiring the work of others, but, in turn, that admiration shouldn’t prevent us from challenging the things that we don’t agree with or approve of. Nor should it mean that we look to make excuses for behaviour that we wouldn’t tolerate in anyone else.
Our culture tends to enjoy building up unrealistic expectations in its heroes, and then revelling in destroying those same people when they don’t live up to those expectations. Does this constant building up and knocking down of others help us to become better people ourselves? No.
We should seek to inspire others through our words and deeds, and seek similar inspiration from others in the same way, without fear that it will all seem pointless when human failings inevitably emerge.

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They say it’s best not to meet your heroes –
Surely better to have none at all.
The more you elevate someone,
The more likely they are to fall.

Don’t put yourself or others on a pedestal.

Everyone has their faults.
Nobody is infallible –
Even those whose achievements
Are so admirable.

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from Religion Is Nonsense, released February 1, 2019

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