Having always been awful with math and science in school, I always enjoy articles like this written by smart guys coming up with the same basic ideas I have, only saying it way smarter. Because at the end of the day, every idea we come up with about the Universe has to be filtered through our brain. To quote the great philosopher Emo Philips, "I used to think the brain was the most important organ in my body until I realized what was telling me that."
I sold real estate in the city with the largest concentration of Arabs in the USA. Many of the old-time agents would not work with them. Arabs drove a hard bargain. I was forced to, as I was a newcomer to the city and had no 'sphere of influence', as they like to say in real estate. I actually melded great with their style of business, made many connections, and did very well courting them. They had money, were smart, and came to the party ready to deal. I also had many conversations with them about the never-ending conflicts in the Middle East. There was a reason they were now living in Detroit. The major lesson I came away with was there was no clear cut right and wrong in the Middle East. I see the FB posts all day taking partisan sides as usual, from the safety of a padded office chair sitting in front of a computer. The usual mass media suspects are also lining up with their patented brands of distorted, one-sided propaganda of either 'Jew bad/Arab good' or '
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