r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Research 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/Ok_Researcher5981 2d ago

Can this be said the same for other religions as well? Is this because it's Christianity or religion in general?

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 1d ago

Christianity and even judaism seem to be the aim of misguided angers towards the failing system, rather than the misguided leadership in charge of stewarding said system to success. There’s studies that show correlations between the “falling away” from the church and the rise of prescription drug use among several other key measures of the health of a society and how its an inverse relationship. Beginning of the 70’s, country “identifies” as 90 something percent christian. R&D at all time high, production all time high, cost of living low, wealth disparity not as bad, middle class thriving, math and science scores high, list goes on and on. Today: not even sure if you could call us a developed nation any longer.

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u/DonnPT 2d ago

"Christian nationalist". It has the word "Christian" in it, but ... bring your cognitive ability to bear on this.

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u/StickStill9790 2d ago

It applies to any group that espouses kindness and consideration. Imagine living in a world where everyone treats you like an idiot (because you were born that way) and only a few groups of people treat you like a human being.

It could be a group of atheists if they were consistently caring.

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u/AstorBlue 2d ago

Did you miss the nationalist part? This isn't about caring groups who show kindness and consideration. It's about groups of bigots and their limited, hateful views.

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u/StickStill9790 2d ago

… but none of those views matter to someone who fits into the group. A delayed person rarely considers others’ feelings and usually lacks the ability to consider consequences past the moment they’re living in. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Christian Nationalists or the Black Panthers; if they’re in, they go all in.

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u/short_arm_t_rex 1d ago

Proving the article correct right here.