GNH... can or should it be measured

I will be honest with you; due to a lack of interest in this topic, I have not really done much further research into it. As it was described to me in class, as an alternative to gross national prosperity; it seems neither measurable nor necessary.

I am reminded of highschool. My senior class officers had to come up with topics for the 'Class Personalities', and the officer in charge of selecting the topics chose only topics which she felt she herself could win. Sure enough, she wound up winning one of them. There had been a standard set of 'personalities' for several years, but because she did not like her chances of getting in she eliminated some of them while adding in those that would play to her strengths.

This appears to be very much the same idea as Bhutan's gross national happiness. They can not compete with other countries for gross national prosperity so they came up with something they stand a chance in. I love rooting for the underdog, but the underdog has to play by the same rules as everyone else lest they come out looking like a whiny spoiled brat. It is not an acheivement if you set the rules so that you cannot lose; it is an acheivement if you have the setback, fight it, and come out on top.

Controversial paper topic

So I've basically decided my paper is going to be proving that Wicca/Paganism is not in fact Devil worship, and give brief history on why this misconception arose. No, I do not have any specific cites yet, but I'm sure that between my fiance and I, we can come up with more than enough information.