Page 85 - The Religion Of The Ignorant

"HIGH SCHOOL" PSYCHOLOGY IN
IGNORANTISM

gnorantism defines not just people's day-to-day behavior, but
I their entire lives and perspectives; who they select as friends,
how to discriminate between people, what a person's rights and
wrongs should be. High school years are one of the most critical pe-
riods in a person's life, when the foundations of the Religion of the
Ignorant are laid. Concepts envisaged by Ignorantism, along with
mindsets, forms of behavior, reactions and ethical understanding
are all shaped at this time.
One of the most obvious features of the Religion of the
Ignorant, which is the thirst for rank and status, first emerges in a
powerful form during the high school period. This thirst is empha-
sized in the Qur'an in these words:
… [the life of this world is] a cause of boasting among your-
selves… (Surat al-Hadid, 20)
In the high school years, a climate of competition emerges
among students. Those who learn to be competitive with regard to
grades and taking notes will also begin practicing this in other mat-
ters they will encounter in later life. Trampling on one another in
subjects in which they are rivals is regarded as completely normal,
and when it comes to areas where people share joint interests, look-

83