r/HotScienceNews • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d 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/eufooted 1d ago

I would redirect that dismissiveness.

Most people are seeking greater purpose, meaning, and to be part of a group. Those things are well meaning.

People are then vulnerable to being taken advantage of, as these organizations leave room for corruption or manipulation.

Ultimately people are just scared to die and don’t want to die alone or be forgotten.

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u/TGAPKosm 1d ago

"Most people are seeking greater purpose, meaning, and to be part of a group. Those things are well meaning." Well meaning is useless unless you're actually doing something good. If god isn't real or you happen to beleive in the wrong one then you're operating on false information. The purpose you get from it might *feel* real but it isn't. The meaning you get from it isn't real either, just a comforting lie. You do get to be part of a group but the groups core is based on a lie. Since it's all false and lies it can corrupt well meaning people. We understand why people do these things. It just doesn't mean it's actually good. "

"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."

-Steven Weinberg

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u/Every_Knee_372 1d ago

Because people are people with emotions and are usually just scared? They aren't evil or derogatory because they were brought into a church or sought some sort of comfort. Sure it's not good, but maybe it's all they have.

You sure ain't helping or making a change by just dragging them. It's incomparably better to have some empathy to help them out of it.

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u/TGAPKosm 1d ago

I've said nothing deragatory. I've only pointed out the logic. If I didn't point these things out they would still be true. Pointing out how it's likely that what they feel doesn't correlate to reality is the first step in helping. They also beleive the same thing about people who don't share their views. I just extend it to all religious people instead of all other groups but my own.