[Joe 6-pack]

"Additionally...Jews who have been awarded Nobel prizes live in the former Soviet Union and the developed nations of the West, whereas the vast majority of Arabs and Muslims live in the developing world."

Now there's a real chicken and the egg conundrum for ya'....

[Alter Kaker]

Now there's a real chicken and the egg conundrum for ya'....

Not really. Countries are rich or poor for a variety of reasons, having to do with culture, geography, access to resources, and even random dumb luck (in the sense that a great man can make or destroy a country).

I don't think that South Korea was desperately poor 50 years ago because Koreans were innately stupid, any more than South Korea is wealthy these days because Koreans are innately intelligent.