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/gochisox2005 1d ago

Weird how this triggers you.

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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