[Coyoteman]

I didn't realize that science between countries is a competition.

You should realize it.

The Chinese trained many of their best scientists here, now they are graduating many times the number of scientists we are. That begins to add up quickly, especially when we transfer our head start overseas as well.

But don't worry, we still have more lawyers and advertising execs.

[Do you see why some of us take science education and rational thought very seriously now?]

[Sola Veritas]

"The Chinese trained many of their best scientists here, now they are graduating many times the number of scientists we are. That begins to add up quickly, especially when we transfer our head start overseas as well."

If you mean they will have more engineers, chemists, physists, then I might agree it is cause for concern. However, the possibility that the Chinese will have more biologists trained in TOE is not a cause for concern. Holding to the TOE is not going to give the Chinese, or us, military supremacy or technological supremacy - it just isn't that important.

The only advantage the Chinese have over us are sheer numbers, and more individual drive because they are a "hungry" people. Whereas Americans have become lazy. This has nothing to due with one's views on TOE.