Oldest Profession
A physician, a civil engineer, and a computer scientist were arguing about
what was the oldest profession in the world.
The physician remarked, "Well, in the Bible, it says that God created Eve
from a rib taken out of Adam. This clearly required surgery, and so I can
rightly claim that mine is the oldest profession in the world."
The civil engineer interrupted, and said, "But even earlier in the book of
Genesis, it states that God created the order of the heavens and the earth from
out of the chaos. This was the first and certainly the most spectacular
application of civil engineering. Therefore, fair doctor, you are wrong: mine is
the oldest profession in the world."
The computer scientist leaned back in her chair, smiled, and then said
confidently, "Ah, but who do you think created the chaos?"