Framework 57 · Theology & Israel
A proposed model — published to be tested, not believed
Judeomania
Judeomania — the world's lasting obsession with Jews. ‘Natural Selection’ or Naturally Selected?
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The proposed model
Judeomania
Proposed Model: Jews draw disproportionate worldwide interest, remain identified as Jews across societies, and have repeatedly faced discrimination. The framework describes them as the only ‘global people’ and uses an uncited estimate of 0.19% of humanity. Starting from its premise of no unique Jewish genotype or common environment, it asks: does nature view Jews through a ‘filtered’ variation of the Darwinian glass by ‘random’ chance? Is there a unique biological marker defining all Jews? No such marker or mechanism is established here.
Bridge — Persistent identification and disproportionate attention frame the biological question, not its answer. Applying evolutionary theory to social phenomena risks misinterpretation and has historically been used to justify prejudice.
The selection question
The question beneath the pun.
‘Natural Selection’ or Naturally Selected? The pun leaves selection-by-design open. It asserts neither a biological answer nor a scriptural explanation for the world's lasting obsession with Jews.
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