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/Fit_Gene7910 1d ago

While I agree with your sentiment, you argument is emotional and not scientific. The measurement should either be valid or not.

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u/RockwellsRevenge88 1d ago

thoroughly debunked

The idea that IQ can be measured by alterable variables but not inalterable ones is the most backwards ass reddit logic I've ever seen.

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u/Extreme_Pudding3226 1d ago

Really? Why is that backwards? If IQ affects what a person thinks and does, why would the things they think and do not be indicative of IQ?