Re "Thus, there is a strong argument for having a cohesive family unit in order to have a stable population in any country.": That makes good sense . . . but would you *completely* rule out a genetic component in this case? It's such a controversial minefield, and - rather like global warming - you need to invest so much effort into studying the relevant data that I can't be bothered. I'd keep an open mind though.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Carde, According to Wikipedia, the Jewish population is only about 2 percent of the entire US population. But they do appear to have many successful people in this country, including Einstein and Barbara Streisand. IMO, it shows that the Jewish families encourage their children to be successful in whatever field they choose to work in. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews Thus, there is a strong argument for having a cohesive family unit in order to have a stable population in any country. If the family unit is in disarray, guess what would happen to the entire country? ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <cardemaister@...> wrote: I'm afraid without Abraham's descendants US might be way worse off, or stuff. In scientific documentaries from the US of A, usually at least a half of the experts interviewed appear to have Jewish family names?? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Would you believe Russia is on top of this list? And, the USA is only on the 5th place. But the US has a secret weapon by offering "Genius" visas to the best and brightest from countries around the world. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-educated-countries-world-102232490.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-educated-countries-world-102232490.html
