Mister Poll: Nobel Bias?

Is the academic community biased in favour of Jewish cultural norms?

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Did you know that no more than half of one percent of the world's population is believed to be Jewish?

Yes, I knew this

No, I thought it was more

No, I thought it was less

I don't believe this fact / this fact is invalid!

In the 20th century, Jews, more than any other minority, ethnic or cultural, have been recipients of the Nobel Prize, with almost one-fifth of all Nobel laureates being Jewish. Of the total Israel has six Nobel laureates. How do you explain this?

I don't believe this fact / this fact is invalid!

Jews are on average 40 times more intelligent than the general population

The Nobel committee is biased toward Jews ideas and cultural norms

The Nobel committee intentionally favours applicants known to be <EM>Jewish</EM>

The Nobel comittee is a reflection of the world's academic institutions which are philosemitic

Other (explanation required)

The Jews are well known for their practice of ritual circumcision, which is sometimes compared to sexual assault or mutilation of boys. The Jews defend themselves by saying that the procedure is harmless. Many academics even argue that circumcision has medical benefits — even going so far as advocating it as a means for ending HIV. Given the strong association between circumcision and Judaism, and considering your answers to the above questions, do you believe that the disputed evidence in favour of medical circumcision is convenient but trustworthy, or are you skeptical?

It may seem convenient, but its trustworthy

I'm skeptical

This poll was created on 2004-08-08 07:43:37 by fdostoevski