Letter: Vonnegut genuinely was a moral compass

Monday, April 16, 2007 | 7:34 a.m.

Kurt Vonnegut died last week. Many of you don't know who he was, but you should.

He was an author who understood who we are as a society and expressed his pure humanism and worry for where we are headed through beautiful, biting dark comedy and satire. His works contained an unshakable morality that has opened my eyes and shaped my life more than anyone else has, and he deserves every praise that can be given.

He was purely rational and was not particularly religious, but he once said, "The only proof I need of God's existence is music." Truly, he was a moral compass and his passing should be regarded as a great blow not only to the cause of humanism, but also to the experiment that is humanity.

Vaya con Dios, Mr. Vonnegut.

Richard Hansen, Las Vegas

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