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From: Big Think <info@bigthink.com>
Date: Monday, May 21, 2018
Subject: Study confirms rich people aren't smart—they're lucky
To: Rightbuy18 <Rightbuy18@aol.com>
Today's Big Idea | | | | Some evangelical ministers today continue to preach the prosperity gospel. This is a uniquely American concept which states that those who are wealthy have been predestined to be "saved" by the creator. The idea stems all the way back to the Puritans. According to them, the way you could tell who was saved from the fiery pit was "outward signs of inner grace." Being good-looking, effective, or prosperous meant you were going to heaven. But the Great Recession and its aftermath have damaged the concept of meritocracy and the prosperity gospel among the vast majority of young adults. So what about those who are wealthy today? Did they really earn their place through the sweat of their brow, the cut of their jib, the brains in their head, and their unwavering determination? The answer is a definitive no. | | | | |