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To: Biomaven who wrote (17144)	6/20/2005 1:33:43 PM
From: CrazyPete	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52153

The authors say they had trouble finding a journal that would print their article. It couldn't have had anything to do with a lack of scientific rigor, I suppose. It is also weird for commentary to appear before the article is in print. I've never heard of the Journal of Biosocial Science. There's nothing wrong with putting forward a hypothesis like this... but it is a very difficult one to test. I don't see how they could rule out nongenetic reasons for the higher IQs. A mean difference of 10-15 points is huge, and it is hard for me to imagine how that could arise over the course of a couple dozen generations of selection. And I do fully believe that there are human genetic variants out there that influence IQ.

To: Biomaven who wrote (17144)	6/20/2005 4:18:45 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52153

I'm Jewish and I loved this article in Medical Hypotheses. I've in the past interviewed some of these un pc guys a while back including Phillip RUshton. There is some stuff you're not allowed to say but its true--like iq differences and testosterone differences among 3 groups: asians whites and africanamericans. Anyway, I think they've got a really cool insight here.

To: Biomaven who wrote (17144)	6/20/2005 5:59:01 PM
From: IRWIN JAMES FRANKEL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 52153

>>In scientific terms, arguments similar to Tendler's are known as a founder's effect. Rabbi Arthur Green, dean of the Rabbinical School at Boston's Hebrew College, wondered whether the findings took into account all relevant factors in the development of Jewish intelligence. He noted that during the period in which the researchers believe the Jewish intelligence gene began to be selected, the majority Christian world was, in a sense, selecting against such a gene. "In that same period of 1,600 to 1,800 years, Christian Europe was systematically destroying its best genetic stock through celibacy" of priests and monks, he said. "The Christian* devotion to celibacy, particularly for the most learned and highest intellectual achievers, diminished the quality of genetic output and created a greater contrast with the Jewish minority," he said.>> At the same time that the Christian world was deselecting intelligence, Judaism was selecting it. Learning of law and medicine was a mitzvah, a religious duty. Judaism rewarded excellence in learning with respect and the financial support allowing larger families. Clearly, Rabbi Arthur Green had a good point, which may be part of or the cause of the difference. ij * If memory serves me, the requirement of celibacy among Catholic priests dates back to 800 AD. While celibacy when chosen was exalted by the Apostle Paul, requiring it was forbidden. (I Tim 4:3) The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Reformers took a separate course on marriage - not denying it to the clergy.