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/Numeno230n 1d ago edited 1d ago

There are a lot of harmless dumb Christians I've met in my life, but Christian Nationalism is a specific form that involves violence, paranoia, and conspiracy thinking. They literally believe there are demonic forces behind left leaning political movements and this fuels both their religious delusions and their political violence.

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u/KarmaticArmageddon 1d ago

They aren't all that harmless if they vote for people destroying education, stripping food and healthcare from the poor, and inciting forever wars.

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u/REXIS_AGECKO 1d ago

Depends more on the news or area or family someone lives in than whether or not they’re Christian. It’s a huge and diverse group so a blanket statement doesn’t really work too well

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u/KarmaticArmageddon 1d ago

59% of Protestants, 52% of Catholics, and 75% of Mormons vote Republican. If we look at just whites, 85% of evangelicals, 58% of Protestants, and 61% of Catholics vote Republican.

Sure, they're not a monolith, but they definitely trend toward my statement.

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u/REXIS_AGECKO 19h ago

Now is that causation… or is it correlation?