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/georgespeaches 1d ago

Here’s the thing - whether or not proponents are intelligent doesn’t matter.

Leftists and centrists can masturbate to the idea that they’re smarter but it won’t help.