I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice.
There's something very addictive about people pleasing. It's a thought pattern and a habit that feels really, really good until it becomes desperate.