It's not that the 127 hours guy is a hero for is dumbassery, it was more that he triumphed over the adversity that he was dealt with. Sipping on his own urine....Keeping his hope alive by cutting his arm off with a dull swiss army knife....that's what's being lionized. It's that will to survive over insurmountable odds, whether it be nature, himself or a different protagonist. In the bible, the parable about the Prodigal Son comes to mind. Why is it that he comes in the forefront of the story, whereas the Good Son who doesn't rock the boat or rebel is marginalized? Perhaps the teaching is that taking risks is a good thing, as long as you're tethered by a constant redeeming quality. So perhaps it seems that the ends is not about the means, but rather the journey. In Adam and Eve, the story of the original sin points the entire finger to Eve. But Eve, who once tastes the fruit of knowledge, perhaps didn't trick or deceive Adam at all. To Eve, it was a choice and sacrifice worth taking. The existential idea of being aware and alive rather than confined to the means of peace and stability.
