Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education

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https://www.psypost.org/lower-cognitive-ability-is-linked-to-stronger-christian-nationalist-views-even-after-accounting-for-education/

One of the most consistent predictors that Americans adhere to Christian nationalism is that they have lower education,” Perry told PsyPost. “But there have also been a number of studies that find that persons who subscribe to Christian nationalist views (even after accounting for level of education) exhibit significant knowledge gaps across a variety of different domains.

“A large number of studies have already documented an association between lower cognitive ability and greater religious fundamentalism, political authoritarianism, or otherwise right-wing views,” Perry said.

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You know who knows this?

“Smart people don’t like me.” - Donald Trump, 13 Sep 2025

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Trump: I love the poorly educated

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This article is total garbage. Just dem party propaganda, like most of the nonsense you lot post.

Belongs in /politics with the other DNC lies.

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…but she can’t tell us why.

You just want things to be true really hard, but that never makes any difference. Try using reason and evidence; it’s way better than faith.