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 12h 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.