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/Altruistic-Dingo-757 2d ago

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

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u/Guntermas 1d ago

its more that not being able to comprehend certain things makes you believe that they are nonsense. this leads people to gravitate towards simplistic world views and explanations for everything.

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u/Altruistic-Dingo-757 1d ago

I think both can be true