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Originally Posted by Nocapszy
It's pretty simple really. By the dictionary definition, courage can't exist by default.
Or well... not that it can't exist, just that it never does. Risking death like the example I mentioned... the whole point of doing that is for a thrill. If it wasn't then that's either because the person didn't know they were at risk (hence it's not a thrill, and not courageous), or wanted to die.
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But what about when people risk their lives to save other people? They're not really doing it for a thrill. If you're strictly talking about playing chess in a fire, then I agree. Thrill, death, or ignorance, none of which indicate courage.
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