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THE RELIGION OF THE IGNORANT

high-class restaurant will always look for something wrong with the
food, or the décor, or the behavior of the waiters, even though he has
never been to such a high-class restaurant all his life. He will imply
that he's eaten in far superior places by offering such criticisms as "I
didn't think the food was all that good. The view was very poor, and
how did they do such decoration? It was distressing."
Whenever young girls see a more attractive rival, they always
look for flaws to emphasize their own superiority. A girl who ad-
mires her own hair, if she sees someone with even prettier hair, will
make criticisms like "Look at her hair, that style really doesn't suit
her, and it looks a bit thin." When a tall girl sees another prettier, but
slightly shorter girl, she will immediately seek to belittle her by say-
ing how short she is.
Due to that mistaken mindset in Ignorantism, you'll never hear
anyone praising anyone whom they perceive to be superior, more in-
telligent, attractive or talented. It is next to impossible to see a news-
paper commentator praising other newsmen of roughly the same
age, praising them as more intelligent, or saying that their analyses
are more accurate than his own. It's equally rare for any artist to es-
teem another artist whom he regards as enjoying the same standing,
or to admit that the other artist is more beautiful and talented. Rather,
one generally sees fierce criticism raging between such people. For
instance, one psychologist will not like the methods employed by an-
other. A dietician will criticize the methods used by another dietician,
and a television presenter will always find something to criticize in
his rivals.

2- FLAWED MANNERS OF SPEAKING
Speech helps people express their thoughts and emotions, their
wishes and desires, and establish wide-ranging communication with

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