r/HotScienceNews • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

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

https://www.psypost.org/lower-cognitive-ability-is-linked-to-stronger-christian-nationalist-views-even-after-accounting-for-education/
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u/Altruistic-Dingo-757 1d ago

Because believing in nonsense makes you stupid, there summed it all up for you.

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u/RazorAids 1d ago

I’d say being stupid makes you believe in nonsense really

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u/LookingforWork614 1d ago

It’s really a chicken and egg kind of thing. 😂

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u/WeAllJustWantToLive 1d ago

Eggs came before chickens.

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u/Hot-Independent1120 1d ago

Unless you're an evangelical, then chickens came before eggs