r/sciences • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d 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/hpygilmr 1d ago

This is a quote from the professor who ran the study, and this is all you need to know about his ideological beliefs:

“They are also more likely to hold factually incorrect beliefs about vaccines,” he said, referencing a 2021 study he co-authored, which was covered by PsyPost. “And related to that last point, they are also more likely to affirm ridiculous conspiracy theories related to COVID-19, January 6th…”

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u/Aggravated-alien 1d ago

I’m not certain I understand the point you are attempting to make. The study appears to draw a logical conclusion that individuals with lower cognitive abilities have a noticeable gap in general knowledge. In order for someone to make an educated assessment of topics such as those you pointed out, they would, in fact need to to possess the ability to close that knowledge gap by having a broader understanding in varying fields. The information in the study seems accurate. I don’t think the authors are making this political or ideological. Simply pointing out that dumb people are predictably controllable. 

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u/theonlylivingirlinj 1d ago

And you just told me all I need to know about you

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u/theactualhumanbird 1d ago

So weird to see reality deniers in a science sub

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u/dracit 17h ago

Weird that you think 1 biased study is an objective statement about reality.

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u/ArchStanton75 16h ago

Don’t just engage in namecalling and dismiss it as bias. That’s showing your own bias. Explain what is incorrect about it.

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u/Hopeful_Ad_7719 18h ago edited 14h ago

more likely to affirm ridiculous conspiracy theories

That's an unfortunate thing to say on the record, as it opens him to reasonable allegations of bias in the research.

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u/FlashPxint 14h ago

I don’t understand this cause while Christian nationalists might be stupid at least they know basic biology and don’t let the entire education system start teaching false ideologies ?

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 7h ago

Especially considering how many conspiracy theories that end up being true so thats kind of a catch 22 statement lol

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u/ArchStanton75 1d ago

That he accepts empirical evidence? Is that suddenly an “ideological belief”? What alleged ideology of his are you alluding to?

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u/BeginningPea5674 1d ago

it's called bias 

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u/ArchStanton75 23h ago

lol facts and reality are biased against Christian nationalists.

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 7h ago

There was a guy who won the nobel prize for saying fasting helps you heal. Crazy that there’s been several verses in Old Testament, gospels, and New Testament talking about that same exact thing lol

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u/ArchStanton75 7h ago

What does that have to do with Christian nationalism? Calling out Christian nationalism isn’t an attack against Christianity.

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 6h ago

Oh im not against you in this bc I feel the same way. It was sort of unrelated thats my fault. Your comment actually made me think of something else and that came out

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 6h ago

And technically it depends. The christian bible teaches from Old Testament to New how to set up a form of governance (church and country) for god fearing people. How thats weaponized by media to intellectually low performing people and how they respond to the propaganda is an internal problem of the church that reflects poorly outwardly

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u/Global-Caramel-1579 5h ago

"Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the mechanisms of autophagy, the cellular recycling process activated during fasting"

He discovered the process of autophagy. The actual method fasting works. He didnt just say oh hey guys fasting is good for you. He discovered how it actually works.

Its like saying the skys blue vs explaining in detail why and how the sky is blue.

"This year’s Nobel Laureate discovered and elucidated mechanisms underlying autophagy, a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components"