I’ve never really understood the "science" of Creationism. The most vital and meaningful ideas and innovations are almost always exportable, from the country of origin to the rest of the world. We all hunger for new products or inspirations, which offer even the vaguest promise of easing life’s material or spiritual discomforts. Bananas and band-aids, melons and modern medicine have found their way to every corner of the globe. One needn’t practice a particular religion nor adhere to a particular creed in order to enjoy the advantages of modern dentistry, or use an iphone.
What benefit does Creationism offer the 3+ billion people in the world who do not practice Christianity? Most of this number will know nothing about the Bible. They would therefore be at a decided disadvantage if, in searching for work, they responded to a classified ad in a newspaper for a tour guide at a Creationist Museum.
But when I think of the future, it is the American labor force, that will be at the greatest disadvantage in virtually all other job categories. Globalization has intensified competition among countries. Asian religions do not impede scientific innovation and technology, because they are not hogtied by a tension between the scientific and religious communities. Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta Hinduism, are non-theistic. The goal is wisdom or enlightenment rather than loyal adherence to particular creeds or dogmas. Young Asians will not have to choose between the faith of their fathers and a scientific career. China will in all probability emerge as a superpower in the decades to come, and other Asian nations follow suit. In any future battles between science and religion in the West, Asia will win every round.