The Secrets of Jewish Genius: It’s not about having higher I.Q.s.

NYT ^ | 12 27 2019 | Bret Stephens

[BlueStateRightist]

“It’s working hard, and being used to not blindly accepting thinking from the dominant surrounding culture. And God’s specific blessing.”

Except every November when they (or at least 70% of them) go into the voting booth and pull the leftist lever that better assures their future demise. [FYI, I’m one of the 30% who does it correctly.]

[Wuli]

THE PURPOSE of the article was not what 90% of the article told you - about how smart many Jewish people are, and why. NO; THE ACTUAL PURPOSE of the article merely used that theme as a vehicle to point you to “right wing extremists” (”white nationalists”) as the supposed biggest anti- semites today.

[Don Corleone]

Alien intervention?/s

[FreedomPoster]

Six Day War.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Thanks Poindexter.

[Spok]

Isn’t it PC sacrilege to admit there may be actual differences between ethnic groups? Isn’t that a slippery slope to actual critical thinking? I am seriously shocked!!

[amihow]

Lol.A very smart Catholic friend used to say ( like about so many Catholics on the Supreme Court) that The reason Catholics are so smart is because they had to eat fish on Fridays.

[Jim W N]

How about, Children growing up being blessed by their father have a great advantage.

[Olog-hai]

Marx himself graduated from the prototype of the modern “university”, the University of Jena.

[x]

Jews encourage their children to speak and participate.

True in some ways, and true in comparison to gentile neighbors. But Old World Jewish families could also be very strict by today's standards.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I tell my RCIA catechumens that God chose the Jews because they are just like the whole rest of the human race, only moreso. (Only partly joking here)

[PeterPrinciple]

Where their advantage more often lies is in thinking different.

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There is no doubt that Jews have been persecuted throughout the ages. To survive requires something. It is training as well as genetics, not one or the other. In some ways, survival of the fittest, does have some application.

If one is of theological thinking:

1) The Israelites were God’s Chosen People. BUT CHOSEN FOR WHAT PURPOSE? I will let the reader reflect on that.

2) I always liked Malachi:

Mal 1:2 “I have always loved you,” says the LORD. But you retort, “Really? How have You loved us?” And the LORD replies, “This is how I showed My love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob,

Can’t you just hear the response from the chosen? “Go choose someone else, this is too hard.”

One of the best definitions of love is the word “choose”. In fact, God almost defines love as choosing here. When you love someone, you choose them above all others. That gives new meaning to Jesus saying, “Do you love me?”

[gibsonguy]

I am as guilty as anyone when it comes to grammatical errors. If you review my posts I have no doubt I could be skewered with numerous examples of bad grammar. The difference is I do not write for the NYT. I am a retired IT guy.

[VanDeKoik]

Maybe they are just people that, I dont know, work hard and really value success, religion, tradition (Fiddle on the Roof joke here), and status? That they cling to that tightly even in the face of incredible oppression over the centuries?

[BipolarBob]

Eye spel gud bcuz eye hav spelchekr.

[PeterPrinciple]

THE PURPOSE of the article was not what 90% of the article told you - about how smart many Jewish people are, and why. NO; THE ACTUAL PURPOSE of the article merely used that theme as a vehicle to point you to “right wing extremists” (”white nationalists”) as the supposed biggest anti- semites today.

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I did not read the article and have no doubt that you are right.

But what is interesting are the responses. Sometimes there are unintended results. Libs forget that. What is important is the issue is out there. Libs want to stop discussion for the most part.

This is why I like Trump, he keeps throwing the issues out there for us to chew on.

[willk]

I am half Ashkenazi Jew. IQ is not everything. Look at all the smart well educated people who vote for the left. Common Sense is a big part of what makes up “true” intelligence. Many on the left are very deficient.

[PeterPrinciple]

Maybe they are just people that, I dont know, work hard and really value success, religion, tradition (Fiddle on the Roof joke here), and status? That they cling to that tightly even in the face of incredible oppression over the centuries?

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And that is why libs want to destroy our heritage. MAGA

[gattaca]

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[KC_for_Freedom]

Another huge advantage that I did not see mentioned is the concept of taking a young child, putting him or her in religious school which culminates with learning to read the Torah in Hebrew (without vowels in the text) and leading a service at the age of 13. This is not done for most school kids, and Jews are invited to do this and their regular school work. This is a tremendous undertaking but it sets the kid up for academic success later on, and usually makes some life long friendships.