Why is there no contemporary Robert Green Ingersoll?
Or if you think there is one, who would you consider to be like him today?
2007-03-05 07:02:09 · 3 answers · asked by Vegan 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Some people would consider Richard Dawkins to be a modern parallel, though he's not particularly political. Still, he arguably has a similar popularity - his book "God Delusion" topped bestseller lists.
2007-03-05 07:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one wants to listen to a pompous orator today.
We have television. The internets. The medium is different.
In fact, I've seen people that TRY to do this in public, on busy streets and the like, but nobody has the time to stop and listen to some wierd guy....
Ingersoll was paid for some of his speeches. He was a comedian who had training in the classics, as everyone was encouraged to in a world without TV and the internet.
He was an entertainer. George Carlin would probably be the closest modern-day Ingersoll. But I guarantee you that if you want to laugh about a wide range of topics relating to 'the human condition' or whatever, all you need to do is go to a local university and listen to lectures on the classics or history and etc. Because people think of college as a chore they won't admit that lecturers are amusing people, but that's where anyone who is substantially good at being an orator actually works for a living.
2007-03-05 07:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
haha dont know who that is...who is it?
2007-03-05 07:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by lala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋