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The assertion you're making is a testable idea. You can check if some apparent trait is genetic or cultural by looking at children adopted by other ethnicities.
by nitwit005 7y ago
The assertion you're making is a testable idea. You can check if some apparent trait is genetic or cultural by looking at children adopted by other ethnicities.
They've done quite a number of studies like that, including studies on identical twins adopted by different parents, which gives you matching DNA.
The reason scientists aren't saying such things, is because it's pretty clearly wrong.
- codingslave 7y agoJust google ashkenazi genius, jewish Nobel prize, its all over the internet. Heres a wikipedia page on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence
- nitwit005 7y agoI hope you do realize there are many claims which are both entirely wrong and all over the internet? You can't judge evidence based on a popularity contest.
- phr4ts 7y agoJews in general are known to be special. But he's emphasizing on Ashkenazi Jews alone. A quick research shows that their history is quite complex. They were banned from most occupations - restricting them to money lending (banking), health care (doctors), crafting... You can find some in the link he supplied https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence#Proposed_cultural_and_historical_explanations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence#...
- phr4ts 7y agoMeaning of IQ Points 40 - 54 - Severely challenged 55 - 69 - Challenged (2.3% of test takers) 70 - 84 - Below average 85 - 114 - Average (68% of test takers) 115 - 129 - Above average 130 - 144 - Gifted (2.3% of test takers) 145 - 159 - Genius (Less than 1% of test takers) 160 - 175 - Extraordinary genius http://www.free-iqtest.net/iq-score-guide.asp http://www.free-iqtest.net/iq-score-guide.asp From the wikipedia article, Ashkenazi Jews have an average IQs - a few points higher than American, Hongkong national average.
- tasogare 7y ago> The reason scientists aren't saying such things, is because it's pretty clearly wrong. Scientists, like every members of society, are bound by social rules. Some taboo cannot be broken, and when they are its a career ending move. It’s easier to get founding by inventing 126 genders that don’t exist than saying a few obvious truths, that are backed by science.
- nitwit005 7y agoIt would be nice if you responded to the substance of what I said instead of skipping over it and vaguely refuting a conclusion.