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MeditationAsMind-Exercise 9 - 22 Jan 2008 - Main.JesseCreed
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Our discussion on 'vegging-out' vs. meditation today reminded me of a google talk I watched recently on meditation and happiness. | | | Indeed, the Economist and NY Times have been journalistically recording the hunt for these jury-rigs. Most importantly, the primary problem with attributing any genetic mutations of Ashkenazic Jews to natural selection is what scientists call the founder effect: dwindling of a community for political reasons to such small numbers as to render it sensitive to even the most unremarkable natural selection pressures. The small diaspora of Jews escaping the Roman Empire after the fall of the second temple is exemplary in confounding truly natural selection with relatively unnatural selection arising out of these historical contingencies. | |
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< | Interestingly, the Ashkenazic population, for relatively obvious reasons, has largely abandoned the diaspora's original settlements in mainly Poland, Russia, and Germany. When I traveled to Krakow a few years ago, the community was so small as to render most of the historical synogogues precisely that: historical vestiges of once vibrant communities for tourists to visit. What kind of potential flounder effect will be activated in light of the population dwindling caused by political alienation in the 20th century? Or perhaps with the introduction of 'tolerance teaching' in these countries - the didactic brochures they have in Poland are remarkable - the potential genetic effects could be mitigated through intermarriage across different groups and thus genetic recombinations? Is there the beginning of an argument for immigration tolerance (i.e. encourage Jews to return) in these studies? In fact, I am trying, with great difficulty, to get Polish citizenship myself by jus sanguine. | >
> | Interestingly, the Ashkenazic population, for relatively obvious reasons, has largely abandoned the diaspora's original settlements in mainly Poland, Russia, and Germany. When I traveled to Krakow a few years ago, the community was so small as to render most of the historical synogogues precisely that: historical vestiges of once vibrant communities for tourists to visit. What kind of potential founder effect will be activated in light of the population dwindling caused by political alienation in the 20th century? Or perhaps with the introduction of 'tolerance teaching' in these countries - the didactic brochures they have in Poland are remarkable - the potential deleterious genetic effects could be 'mitigated' through intermarriage across different groups and thus genetic recombinations? Is there the beginning of an argument for immigration tolerance (i.e. encourage Jews to return) in these studies? In fact, I am trying, with great difficulty, to get Polish citizenship myself by jus sanguine. | | | -- JesseCreed - 22 Jan 2008 | | | Read your Economist thoroughly. This past issue had a big article on the immigration of Russian Jews into Germany and the reaction that has elicited among German Jews. I happen to be a Russian Jew, so I noticed it. I'll be sure to try to mitigate any genetic defects I may carry ; )
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Hey Kate - I did in fact hyperlink the word "Germany" in my comment to the article which you are referencing. You are right that I should have also connected it to Russia.
-- JesseCreed - 22 Jan 2008 | | | |
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