i think there is a very simple answer. their religious belief required studying the bible. therefore they had to be able to read hundreds of years before the average european did. when only priests and writers for official duties could read, not even the king and surely not the average guy, almost all male jews and many females did. so they had a competitive advantage for centuries. consequently they could calculate earlier and made quicker progress once natural science entered the scene. with todays educational system that advantage is reduced and i would think that the jewish nobel share has been shrinking over recent decades. on a sidenote i think that is why the little nazis believe in the global conspiracy. intelligent people of other believes simply like to communicate with ... intelligent people, thus they prefer to talk to jews than to nazis. and this is why media and arts seem to be more jewish than they in fact are.
the real point on the whole "all equal" discussion is the distinction between factual and evaluational difference. take a look at a white man and a black man. are they "equal"? certainly not. one is white one is black. no big thing stating this. since the white man is not "equal" to any other white man either. as long as there is no evaluation, everything is fine. i personally think that male brains work differently than females'. of course alway spkaing on averages, being aware of outliers. i do think that our society tends to have distorted emphasis on male attributes, that is why the superior multitasking communication skills of females are not given as much value as the one after one accurately in numbers thinking men's mind. in the very moment when i skip evaluation altogether i can start enjoying this variety instead of fighting in or consciously ignoring it. with blacks and whites i always admire the feeling to move among many blacks. ryhtm, dance, singing ... they are so natural, it is amazing. but again, that is given little value compared to nuclear physicists. the real problem with racism is the distorted evaluation scale.
i think this happens in meditation very clearly. after an intense meditation one simply does not recognise differences. even the sexiest woman suddenly appears very equal to everybody else. and you realise that what you got so excited about an hour before is simply some cubiccentimeters of flesh here and there, nothing more.
And you think you are a know-it-all. Do you think I am as offensive as the Nazi's were to the Jews? You just don't like seeing the truth in print. Does it hurt?
. i think i know a couple of things. that does not seem to differentiate me from ... you, right? . you can be offensive while not being a murder. . i don't know if that would hurt. try it with ... truth.
because you said i am nuts to one of my posts, while i would assume i was telling nothing incorrect and while we are actually on the same page. just sounded strange. but easy. no big deal.