Arrogance and Humanity

 Arrogance is a function of two major things; ignorance and power. Power, which can be physical or moral, is derived from either military might, unearned wealth, or a mystical ideology. Arrogance based on ignorance and military power is a threat to all types of life on our planet because it causes the arrogant to underestimate the damage military power is capable of inflicting on peoples and the support systems that keep them alive.  Arrogance based on ignorance and unearned wealth is a threat to the humanity of man because money is capable of buying the soul and body and conscious of people who need it. Arrogance based on ignorance and a mystical ideology is a threat to rationality because it transforms many of the ignorant believers into lunatics incapable of relating to reality in a meaning way; while transforming the rest into a heard of mindless, submissive men and women led by a few deranged leaders who use them as tools and slaves to achieve their own interests. Arrogance is a powerful force spreading fear, causing corruption, promoting immorality, and undermining rationality and humanity everywhere.