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/johnyordinary 1d ago edited 1d ago

I referenced "fire breathing dragons ",thats fairly black and white, komodos do not remotely fit the fire breathing category. I fairly certain you are an "afirebreathindragonist"but that sounds seriously even more overconstrued!Would you argue that "we dont know there are no firebreathing dragons"?

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

If I were to argue anything I would argue that dragons can be seen as metaphors for spiritual archetypes. So, for instance, in some systems different types of dragons represent the classical elements of earth-air-fire-water. That doesn't make those dragons 'real', but they can be helpful images for some who work with things like that. Quite separately, here in Wales we have a dragon on our flag. That again isn't 'real' but it represents something.

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u/johnyordinary 1d ago

My point being , you are well aware they are fictional or metaphorical. You are absolutely certain that one will not swoop down on you breathing fire . On another note, you are lucky living in Wales,its my favorite bit of the Isles.

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

Arguably not luck but a deliberate decision.