By this thinking, if a horrific event happens then you have the assurance that you will recognize it as horrific right away and know the single most correct action to execute. You’ll never have to bother yourself with thoughts like, “would we even have words like ‘brave’ or ‘heroic’ if it was easy to know and do the right thing?” or “I wonder if I might be an average person, and if I would just kind of sit there and keep going through my daily routine when confronted with atrocity?”