Education is how China will be first world in 100 years and the west becomes the third world

Cue: Good quality science educated people that is made possible by a system not encumbered by Religion which opposes ability to think for yourself.

The real reason why the west will become a third world and China the first world – Education that is focused.

For China this is cultural. The Confucian ideal is the high quality education required to be public servants to the king who then has the best quality of advisers to rule and build society.

My opinion is that besides this you need the ability to think for yourself. The west had the monopoly on “think for yourself” which means shed your biases and apply that in science.

A democracy that separates church from state is critical to build the next generation that is creative and productive. Religion in my opinion, regardless of the variety that opposes the secular ideal is detrimental to science and human expression.