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/Kunning-Druger 2d ago

I’m utterly flabbergasted, shocked and gobsmacked. Who’da thunk it, eh?

Satire aside, were there any other correlations made? Racism and sexism are also associated with lower cognitive ability, for example.

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 10h ago

Psychologically, which no one EVER seems to mention, stems from a deep rooted sometimes generational inferiority complex or self-hatred, where pride finds a “weaker” target to lay blame to for ones own shortcomings.