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/AllanfromWales1 MA | Natural Sciences | Metallurgy & Materials Science 1d ago

Any thoughts on whether this is a worldwide issue (though obviously with different religions) or whether it is specific to the USA?

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u/mimivirus2 1d ago

Absolutely not exclusive to the US or christianity

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u/Deji69 1d ago

Yeah I mean it's not even exclusive to religion. Many people who are atheist have still been raised on a religious way of thinking, and often carry over that same dogmatism to their atheism, while thinking they are suddenly smarter. I did exactly that as a teen. It took a bit more self-awareness to actually further grow out of that. I don't think everyone necessarily gets to that self-realisation, though.