Holier than thou......

Why is it some people assume themselves to be superior? More often than not, these characters attempt to preach to you in a forthright manner, wholly assured in the absoluteness of their own beliefs and opinions.

A number of factors to explain such a stance spring to mind.

1. Education: I've got such and such a qualification, you haven't so therefore my intellect is better than yours. Shallow logic. Counter: Intelligence, as regarded in the main by our current education system is largely accounted for in terms of information retention. Retention/memory, intelligence does not make in the whole. Furthermore, educational intelligence does not equal common sense. Often, when the former is in abundance, the latter is lacking. Additionally, educational intelligence does not equal social senses or skills, being neither streetwise nor savvy. Nor does it guarantee a successful life, career, marriage or anything else that matter aside from the pride in which the certificate instils in the individual.
2. Age: I'm thirty years older than you, therefore I shall only address you in a condescending manner. 'Oh yes, you are obviously of such a higher intellect than myself being as you conduct yourself thus.' Pfaaaaaa..!!
3. Religion: Such is the nature of the beast. In order to secure allegiance from one generation to the next, one of the very many methods of indoctrination instills in the individual a moral hierarchy. All those that fail to mount the summit of thmorality mountain scribed within the sacred pages is to be looked down upon, for they are lesser.......

Just spent a day in school with a bunch of teachers, deputy heads, principals and so forth........

Can you tell..?

Ignore my biased bunk.......