Why Jews have High IQ and disease-prone
May 2, 2009 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Health
Ashkenazi Jews are known to have an average IQ between 107-115, putting half of the ethnic group into the genius range.
Unfortunately, Ashkenazi Jews are also plague with genetic diseases! One fourth of the population is a carrier of one of several genetic conditions, which include Tay-Sachs Disease, Canavan, Niemann-Pick, Gaucher, Familial Dysautonomia, Bloom Syndrome, Fanconi anemia, Cystic Fibrosis and Mucolipidosis IV.
A “carrier” for a gene means that the person carries only one copy of the gene. The gene is not expressed in that person’s trait or phenotype. However, marrying another carrier or someone with two copies of the gene may produce children with the trait. For example, a carrier for blue eyes may have a different eye color but has children with blue eyes.
When talking about genetic diseases, a carrier for cystic fibrosis does not have the disease but can pass it on to one of the children if the person marries another carrier or homozygote (two copies) for cystic fibrosis.
So why does the Ashkenazi Jewish community have high degree of genetic diseases, and it is related to their IQ?
There’s a new book called “The 10,000 Year Explosion” that seems to explain the relationship between IQ and disease. It has other theories and contents in it besides the Jewish history. I haven’t read the book, but read Amazon reviews. Most give it a grade of 5 stars, but the 2-star said the book is not science.
I’ll look for it in the local library and see if I agree. Have you read it? What did you think about the book?
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I guess if you are willing to admit Ashkenazi Jews have higher IQ’s, then you are admitting there are ethnic groups with lower IQ’s which in this day in age means that africans must be plain stupid since they’re in a “crap” hole. Considering there is only one human race and millions of years behind human brain evolution, its quite hard to believe that a couple hundreds of years (since Medieval times) have actually enhanced the “brain capacity” of a single ethnic group.
Before admitting someone’s IQ is higher than someone’s else, you should probably try to understand the cultural and social aspects of an ethnic group.
Briefly (in Europe)
1)Jews never owned lands cus they weren’t allowed to so they specialized in liberal” jobs…those jobs which currently mean wealth but dint in the past.
2)Jews gave special attention to reading while reading if you were a Roman Catholic was reserved for the clergy…etc..
3)Jews are required to study and understand the Torah which gives them great “brain practice” during their school years.
4)Jewish communities have always given great importance to eductaion.
i dont think its genetical…i dont think anyone is smarter than anyone else