A new study, published in something called the Journal for The Scientific Study of Religion , claims that both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism are independently associated with a greater tendency to believe in conspiracy theories . More to the progressive point, that study purportedly found when people believed in both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism, their distrust of government officials increased significantly . Egads!
In other words, they were more astute and less naive .
Yet leftists believe the findings provide insight into the sociocultural factors that contribute to the inexplicable spread and persistence of “misinformation”—amongst certain groups of people.
Study researchers claimed to be motivated by a growing concern over the allegedly harmful effects of “conspiracy theories,” such as those surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and the belief that the 2020 election may have been stolen from Donald Trump. They supposedly also sought to better understand the factors that contribute to […]
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