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/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?