Fukuyama defines the x-factor not only as what makes a human being human, but also as the different traits that add up to the human being. The choices and decisions we choose to make are what makes us human. These choices we make are important so that we as human beings can discuss and formulate rules of justice. The ability to be diplomatic makes us political humans. Fukuyama compares humans to computer programs because he argues that we, as humans, are programmed to feel and react in a certain way towards different situations. “Dignity supports our individual identity and is a critical element that protects our soul. Dignity allows us to move forward, intact, through the various stages of life." (Mertz, 2010) Early in history, people believed that the X Factor only occurred in certain genders, races, and tribes. It has also been found that people with birth defects or low intelligence contrary to the belief that Factor X equally supports the human race. Our inner soul is what makes us fundamentally human, without it our human body is considered a “vegetable” as Fukuyama states in his theory. I believe this is a universal trait because everyone is born with a soul and learns to be morally good or bad. I believe that these traits are learned and are not passed on genetically, because as we grow we learn, experiment, and make decisions based on these experiences. It can be lost due to depression. Common symptoms of depression are fatigue, feeling lifeless, lack of purpose, and making bad decisions because your personality changes and you have no dignity while feeling depressed. Dignity can be both gained and lost in the marketplace because being raised and educated in a sense of morality helps one make positive life choices, and it can be lost because of b...... middle of paper ..... . fibers of formally disrespected groups, for example women, gays or disabled human beings. The demand for any quality of recognition or respect is the ruling passion of modernity. Therefore, it is not necessarily that we think we are equal in every important way, or expect our lives to be the same as everyone else's. Most people accept the fact that legendary models have talents and abilities, they also recognize all that they have accomplished with those talents, and as good as it feels to know the possibility, they still feel like they lack what these legends have accomplished seemingly unworthy. do the same. A human being is not born fully understanding how much strength their willpower can have on their life. With a strong sense of well-being we are able to best succeed despite our imperfections and “disabilities”.”.