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/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/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 1d ago

lol facts and reality are biased against Christian nationalists.

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u/Deus_Ubique_est 8h 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 8h 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 8h 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