{"id":15029,"date":"2015-02-28T14:33:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T19:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/?p=15029"},"modified":"2015-02-28T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T19:33:22","slug":"rip-and-llap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2015\/02\/rip-and-llap\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP and LLAP"},"content":{"rendered":"

I pretty much never comment on deaths of celebrities other than just a personal prayer for them. Mainly because such comments would be more talking about myself and the celebrities impact than the person who has died. Kind of like a Obama’s White House photo in tribute that of course was a picture of himself and not Leonard Nimoy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still this time I have to indulge. Looking back I had two childhood heroes that I wanted to imitate. Sherlock Holmes and Spock. Not a big surprise they were both fictional characters and why they appealed to me as an atheist with stoical tendencies. I mentioned this fact to a coworker who is an atheist after the news and he admitted the same two heroes. <\/p>\n

At least in the case of Spock there was a real person behind the character whose skills brought the character to life. I follow hardly any “celebrities” on Twitter, but Leonard Nimoy was one of them. It is nice to watch a career of an actor and never have the reveal that in their personal life they were a jerk. That in reality they were a class act. His personal life was not without flaws, but they were ones he mostly overcame. Still it is easy to love someone who wrote two biographies I am not Spock<\/em> and I am Spock<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As both now a Catholic and someone who believe in eternal life I can say LLAP to Leonard Nimoy and mean it. I do find it odd that many people who don’t believe in eternal life are using LLAP in regards to his death, seems rather ironic.<\/p>\n

Another interesting aspect is the reaction to his death by such a large segment of people. As a geek it is pretty awesome to see that an actor who is mostly known for playing a character in a SF series has had such a profound response. The mainstreaming of SF via Star Trek and Star Wars goes beyond the commercialization and has opened new generations to my lifetime favorite genre.<\/p>\n

I am also reminded of SF author John C. Wright’s quote “If Vulcans had a church, they’d be Catholics.”<\/p>\n

This appeals to me as someone who aspired to be a Vulcan, but is much happier as a Catholic.<\/p>\n

So Requiescat in Pace and Live and Prosper Leonard Nimoy.<\/p>\n

LLAP (Live Love Avoid Purgatory)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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