Thursday, December 10, 2009

Abraham's Children Conclusion

We had blizzards here the last couple days. Now the temperature is -13C and my fingers are having a hard time typing!

Entine explores the various sects of Judaism. He also poses the question of whether "race" and "ethnicity" are have any scientific basis. Studies with the National Human Genome Research Institute have shown that all Americans are 99.9 percent genetically identical. And what about IQ levels? Is it true that Jews are smarter than the rest of us?

So what's Entine's conclusion after all this questioning? Does DNA and science help define what it means to be Jewish? Well according to him, it can and it can't. Yep. That's the best answer we're gonna get here. We start right where we began...confused.

Although this book had some enjoyable moments, it was overall a waste of time for me. For people who are already interested in genetics, it might be better. As is, I have to give this one a 1.

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