Ghouls

"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless. Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful." So remarked Samuel Johnson in the 18th century. There could hardly be a more timely warning for our age. In a world in which groundbreaking discoveries have almost become passé, and Mans knowledge (and hence capability) is making quantum leaps by the decade, we'd be wise to remember that a one sided coin can cut deep.
Our race has an insatiable desire to learn and discover - and that's as it should be. It is our rightful part to conquer mountains, tame beasts, create new wonders and understand the laws of the universe. But that is not all. We must also keep our word, care for the weak, follow our conscience regardless of the consequences and love all people. If we neglect this, our learning will not be vain - oh no, much worse. It will be wielded by the strong against the weak, the weak against the weakest, and equals against each other. Without integrity we will be merely the highly evolved animals that the scientists tell us we are. Animals don't have a conscience - they rule and are ruled by intimidation and fear. It works, to a point. But give them the mind of a man, and you will see them turn into a cruel and savage hobgoblin; a heartless ghoul that will mercilessly consume resources at the expense of any that get in its way. Sound familiar? When a human manages, after much pain and difficulty, to sever its moral integrity from its intelligence and cunning, it becomes the invincible monster of nightmares: coldly advancing no matter what you throw at it.