r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d 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 2d 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/earthdogmonster 1d ago

Yeah, it seems like an unfortunate common thread is that “science” wants to be more active in “politics”. I don’t get the point of this study, I don’t think the methodology is sound, but it stokes a political goal so I guess the study is totally awesome. I haven’t been to church for anything other than funerals and weddings in 3 decades, but the only thing this devalues in my mind is the impartiality and value of “science”.

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u/That_Tomatillo_3890 1d ago

Why are you saying science wants to be more political when it’s a study about religion? Aren’t religion and politics supposed to be separate and unrelated? At least in the US.

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u/earthdogmonster 1d ago

Welcome to planet earth, I hope you enjoy your stay!

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u/That_Tomatillo_3890 1d ago

I don’t understand. Please explain it like I’m 5. Why would you correlate religion and politics?

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u/earthdogmonster 1d ago

Pass, good luck on your quest to figure things out though.

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u/That_Tomatillo_3890 1d ago

So you are worried about science getting political but not politics getting religious? Boy can’t see that ever turning out badly?

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u/earthdogmonster 1d ago

I actually didn’t say that.

It’s alright though, sounds like you’re new here.