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THE RELIGION OF THE IGNORANT

manifestations of this, as required by the Religion of the Ignorant, are
punching the wall when annoyed by something, by cutting one's
hand by smashing a window, by covering one's face with both hands
while waiting to calm down, or immediately resorting to alcohol.
Many people even seek prestige by depicting themselves as half mad
by making statements such as "I have a nasty temper," or "I have a
dark side, but it doesn't always show."
Many sports that pose a risk to human life are also engaged in
for the sake of projecting that image. Even though they fear being
crippled, physically harmed or even killed, most people have a ten-
dency towards such sports in order to show off to those around them.
Thus Ignorantism manages to force a normally rational person to be-
have abnormally and to acquire a sick personality.

Feigned Incompetence
The Religion of the Ignorant demands an erroneous belief that
the wealthy must be physically incompetent. This is based on the
logic that wealthy people hire others to do physical work that in-
volves expending energy. They don't prepare their own meals, for in-
stance, but hire cooks. They do not clean their own homes, but hire
staff to do the job.
They do not darn their own torn clothes, nor expend any energy
on picking up the pieces up when something breaks on the floor.
They give the address to their driver whenever they want to go any-
where and expect him to find the way. They have shops deliver
goods to their home rather than go shopping in person. They call a
private doctor to visit them at home when they are unwell, and have
no idea of the hospital procedures. If their cars break down, have a
flat tire, they delegate to their hired staff the task of putting matters
right. These attitudes are all peculiar to the rich. These people have

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