What then is a noble deed? Must it be considered a noble deed by all? some? a majority? What if the actor believes it to be a noble deed? What if the actor does not believe it to be a noble deed yet does it anyway?

I agree that the term has been getting a lot of unnecessary use lately. But we have a new term now - "true hero" as opposed to your everyday, hoop shootin' type of hero.

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