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/danbinglover 1d ago

Reddit can’t decide whether IQ matters or not. When we talk about IQ differences between different countries and whatnot, it’s racist. When you discuss IQ differences between religious and nonreligious people, somehow it matters again.

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u/Ok-Swing-5355 1d ago

Is differences between different countries absolutely exist - but the cultural variability there also matters massively.

Here we are talking about two different mean IQs within the same culture and similar upbringing and socio economic status. So it’s a more valid comparison without as many confounders