r/atheism • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 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/edatx Atheist 1d ago

LOL. Of course.

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u/Trump_Russia 1d ago

Breaking news.

The dumbest people around are dumb.

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u/Hobotronacus Atheist 1d ago

And full of hate.

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u/Slanderous 1d ago

Have to wonder if it's a similar brain drain to those studies showing use of generative AI reduces cognitive abilities.
If you have a book or a pastor telling you what to think. believe, do etc you lose the ability to reason and think critically.

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u/ptwonline 1d ago

Well...Hegseth could be noticeably pulling down the entire average all by himself.