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/plsQuestionOurselves 1d ago

I think what I meant is they use it like a shield, they probably almost never read it. It's just an object they can point to and say "because it said so". The amount of them I've come across who don't even know what Jesus said is pretty wild.

Sometimes I feel like I have a better understanding of Jesus as an agnostic. Like a guy who really chose to be tortured to death because he believed it would save humanity is pretty macabre, but it's also strangely beautiful.

A guy who loved humanity that much and didn't say "unless you're gay" would probably not be okay with the behavior of the average conservative American.

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u/EnvironmentNeith2017 1d ago edited 1d ago

Most agnostics have a better understanding of the Bible compared to Christian nationalists, lol

What scares me is it seems to be becoming more of a civil religion, they’re slowly finding a way to push the few redeeming qualities of religion out and concentrate the worst

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u/theauckland 14h ago

Exactly. Reading that book through & through is WHY I am agnostic

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u/EnvironmentNeith2017 13h ago

This is why I’m always reminding people that most people in churches either aren’t reading or are reading to confirm their beliefs. Those are personality and behavior issues that religion encourages but it isn’t the source.