A surgeon, an architect, and a politician were considering the question of
whose profession was the oldest. “I think my line of work would win this one
hands down,” the surgeon said. “After all, Eve was created from Adam’s rib, and
that sounds like surgery to me.” “Maybe,” the architect said, “but before Adam,
order was created out of chaos. That was an architectural accomplishment.”
“Sure,” the politician said. “But before that, someone had to create the chaos.”