Culture Wars

Creationism vs. Evolution is as useless a debate as the medieval arguments regarding how many angels can dance on the head of a pin (although it is never mentioned how big this pin is). Whether or not we teach creationism, abortion is illegal or not, or whether the word “God” appears on our money or “Pledge of Allegiance”, will contribute not one iota to the welfare of this country. In the meantime, the Chinese are graduating 350,000 engineers per year! Between 1945 and 1980, the United States alone graduated 70% to 62% of the world’s engineers; today the figure is 42% and falling! In its stead, communities vie for a Wal-Mart! Nothing against Wal-Mart, but the source of our future affluence will be individuals with advance degrees, not a “door greeter”! Brainpower earned us the affluence we enjoy today and brainpower, not God-power, will help us keep it. Affluence is not an American birthright it is earned. In any case, “God helps those who help themselves.”