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To: D. Long who wrote (219726)	9/14/2007 6:26:38 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 793895

Likely cultural differences are influential in determining the talents that are developed. * * *

To: D. Long who wrote (219726)	9/14/2007 7:10:01 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793895

I noticed this quite remarkable article on this subject a few months ago: Message 23476332

To: D. Long who wrote (219726)	9/14/2007 7:21:21 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793895

I don't doubt heredity has something to do with the success of the Jews, too. They've been self-selecting for intelligence for many centuries. They had help. If you think of the environmental pressures on the Jews during the last 2000 years, you will find many times and places where they were far rougher than on any control groups you might pick. Think 1st and 2nd century ce Roman Empire, the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Chelmnicki pogroms, and the Holocaust. Those who survived those conditions were certainly luckier than most, but odds are they were smarter than most too.