In response to "Creationism in schools at fault for nation's dwindling science skills" (SN 4/25), I have a few comments.

First I'd like to thank John Bice for confirming that creationists are a bunch of backwoods, bumbling fools who should be banned from science. I've decided to quit the doctoral program in biochemistry because I find that I'm not fit for this degree (being a creationist myself). He just saved the rest of you from my bad laboratory skills and misguided hypothesis that would lead you all to reject evolution, the bulwark of modern science and progress.

Despite the fact that all of the course work and scientific literature heavily assumes rather than effectively demonstrates or provides basis for evolution as a means of origins, I will take John's word for it that evolution is a fact. After all, who needs faith in God when I can have faith in omniscient and virtuous scientists? But then again, virtue doesn't exist because it's really a figment of our psyche. What we need are solid science skills to help the plight of mankind.

If only our nation could be better scientists, then the moral ills of society such as greed, hate, gluttony and sexual promiscuity would be cured. Oh, I forgot, those are also only social constructs of vice resultant from biochemical reactions in my brain that I've been duped to believe to be the real issues of the day.

It's strange how I thought the three misconceptions John mentions in his article to be true even after all my "higher education." How silly I was; evolution has nothing to do with randomness being responsible for high complexity. Thanks again for a great column John, what a career saver!

Josh Kwekel
biochemistry graduate student