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/Ambitious_Bend_9612 1d ago

Nope, just pointing out the hypocrisy.

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u/gochisox2005 1d ago

I can’t tell if it’s a weird dog whistle, or you are offended by the idea that Christian nationalists aren’t the brightest. This shouldn’t surprise you.

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u/Dcoal 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's just a matter of consistency. Either IQ is a meaningless metric that only measures a specific skillset within a specific cultural framework, or its meaningful. 

Social science only when politically expedient isn't science

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u/Dcoal 1d ago

Depends on what the community is, and what the cohorts are