Page 99 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

Harun Yahya-Adnan Oktar
the world.” But, most of their pretense is nothing but irrational, futile and
incessant prattle. For these people, the important thing is to be “radical,”
and lead a life accordingly, in order that they can stand out from others.
They aim to express a certain “mood” in their paintings, sculptures, books

and music, however, when you look at the work they produce, you can see
that, under the guise of “intellectualism,” most of them express the same
shallowness. They have no real understanding of high art, or of the depth
of beauty and truth it can express; usually their art reveals their somber,
melancholic and confused state of mind.
The films they watch, and the books they read, all must reflect this
“intellectualism”; or they can’t enjoy them. To look like “intellectuals,”

they will wander around with a book in their hands, that they have sup-
posedly read. Though, they have not really read it; nevertheless, they try
to gain prestige by repeating a few sentences that they have memorized
from it.
They memorize certain phrases they have gleaned from the philoso-
phers, using them as often as they can in their cafés. If you ask them, they
will say that they have studied all philosophical movements, and even
pretend to be experts on their subjects. However, they usually do not have
any in-depth knowledge in any such field.

Their obsession with being “non-conformists” is the reason for which
they develop strange ideas with regard to morality. They insist that family
and marriage are unnecessary, and that a life lived without respect for
bounds of decency is a sign of modernity and civilization.
Their confused state of mind dominates their whole lives. They enjoy
dark and dingy places and disorder. Their own dwelling also reflect their
errant notions; fast-food containers are scattered everywhere, books are

piled on top of another, living amid filth.

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