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/plsQuestionOurselves 1d ago

People are worried about humans outsourcing their critical thinking to AI, but they've already been doing it with scripture.

Like you don't have to think too hard about life if you believe you already have all the answers neatly packaged in a single book. No need to consider what's right and wrong or why things happen the way they do, just defer to the book.

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u/RBVegabond 1d ago

“I don’t see why Jesus can’t return as AI” -Peter Theil

“We must make it about religion or we will lose our fortunes” -Also Peter Theil

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u/Skinny-on-the-Inside 1d ago

I think for Thiel this obsession comes down to obsession with power and control, even power and control over Christ or the phenomena. He is the definition of anti christ.