The Filipino is poor as a people and bankrupt as a nation. This is caused by religion and superstition on the one hand; and the lack of science and the scientific way of thinking on the other. In this God-forsaken country, we Filipinos believe that ignorance is bliss. This we believe because we cannot help but be proud of our spiritual poverty, moral bankruptcy, and the way we enjoy social insanity in our country. Poch Suzara