George Carlin was perhaps the smartest funny guy in the English-speaking world. His death is a great loss to those of us who prefer brainy comedians to twits like Dane Cook.
Obits in the mainstream news media today unsurprisingly describe Carlin's work with words like "edgy" and "irreverent" and "provocative." Offhand, I can think of a few other adjectives that are at least as apt: insightful, perceptive and passionate. He knew right from wrong, and he pointed out absurdities and injustices when he saw them.
Here he explains why the powerful don't want the powerless to engage in critical thinking:
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Think about it
"If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits? For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
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