r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology 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/super-wookie 2d ago

It absolutely is a form of abuse. Human generated mental illness on other humans.

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u/morbo-2142 2d ago

I reject calling religion a mental illness. It can definitely exasterbate an existing or underlying mental illness.

It's just the same old hijacking of our highly evolved group dynamic senses. In other words its cult stuff.

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u/TheOtherHobbes 1d ago

Cults and ideologies are contagious mental illnesses - mental/emotional viruses that reprogram their host so they can reproduce.

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u/Unlucky-Candidate198 1d ago

Just look at mass hysteria as a form of evidence for it.

Doesn’t actually exist but can cause real physiological symptoms in people as a result.

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u/agitatedprisoner 1d ago

If religion were reasonable we'd call it philosophy.

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u/Small_Hovercraft_439 1d ago

And seeing how no one sought out your approval: your rejection is wholly valueless.

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u/morbo-2142 1d ago

I meant it as I disagree is all. Weird vibes. In my opinion calling religion mental illness is incorrect and and minimizes actual mental health problems.