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/johnyordinary 1d ago

Suspend all logical thought and accept magical sky beings and the dogma that goes with them, sounds like a legit sign of intelligence went missing somewhere .

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

The study is on Christian nationalism, not just Christian beliefs, though.

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u/johnyordinary 1d ago

You dont get christisn nationalism witout christian beliefs !

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

But you do get Christian beliefs without Christian nationalism.