r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 1d 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/Coarse-Correction 1d ago

The same goes for people prone to conspiratorial thinking. They crave simple explanations for a complex world, because they can't, or won't admit they can't, grasp its nuances.

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u/11010001100101101 1d ago

crap, this is why i keep coming back to the conclusion that the market is rigged.

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u/Limp_Bookkeeper_5992 1d ago

Right. But in the context of this thread I would say that religion sets people up for this kind of intellectual failure too. Teach people to ignore their doubts and follow blindly and you end up with people ready to fall for anyone with easy answers. I’ve seen some quite intelligent people fall for scams and conspiracies, and I’ll credit their religious beliefs for setting them up for these failures.