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You might want to read my post above more carefully. I completely agree with JOKER23 when he said: "my IQ is 130, does that mean that im "smarter" because im "jewish"? Its is true that there are people out there that are naturally smarter but it has nothing to do with ethnicity"


What I wrote above:
"So what do I conclude when I meet a Jewish math genius? His amazing intelligence DOES NOT derive from his being Jewish. It's because he's in the Ashkenazi Jewish population which TENDS to have more bright intellectuals. (Think of a bell curve.) Same goes for Taiwanese people and Indian Brahmins."

ALSO:
"An academically-centered culture can produce many bright intellectuals. However, the high number of EXCEPTIONAL intellectuals among certain populations (NOTE "populations," NOT "race"), can only be explained by nature, not nurture. Of course we should take great care not to attribute all this to race, but rather a certain population (people within a roughly-defined gene pool)."

FURTHERMORE:
"Same with Asians. There are tons of average Asians out there. However, there also quite A LOT of exceptionally gifted Asians as well. Many of the "average" Asians were exposed to the same environment and indoctrination, but some just shine more than others. I would say that culture is like the crank that starts up the innate intelligence and intuition engine."


What I'm saying is that certain populations tend to have greater proportions of naturally smart individuals. Of course those populations have plenty of average individuals as well.



Anyways, this topic belongs in another forum, not CC. We can debate about this forever and ever, but my final word is that a lot of Jewish Americans have really been a blessing to American society. Their amazing culture, achievements, hard work, and enthusiasm are undeniably great gifts to America. Universities would certainly benefit from their diversity, their new ways of thinking, and most of all their love for learning. Same goes for Chinese and Indian students, and of course, bright students from every single ethnicity on the planet!