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Gaugamela

(3,441 posts)
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 10:44 PM 5 hrs ago

New Study: High IQ Tied To Less Conservative Beliefs



A new study revealed that there is a correlation between intelligence and conservatism, especially in relation to one gender.
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New Study: High IQ Tied To Less Conservative Beliefs (Original Post) Gaugamela 5 hrs ago OP
Also, water is wet, or at least that's the widely accepted conclusion based on all the evidence. nt eppur_se_muova 4 hrs ago #1
We knew irisblue 3 hrs ago #2
Take it with a grain of salt. summer_in_TX 3 hrs ago #3
We know this Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #4
My husband, being a scientist, also knows a lot of scientists in many fields. chouchou 3 hrs ago #5

eppur_se_muova

(41,579 posts)
1. Also, water is wet, or at least that's the widely accepted conclusion based on all the evidence. nt
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:50 PM
4 hrs ago

summer_in_TX

(4,085 posts)
3. Take it with a grain of salt.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:44 AM
3 hrs ago

Or at least realize it's maybe somewhat true but not always. For instance I've got a brilliant son who is a libertarian-style Republican and conspiracy theorist (but highly functional with an MBA and working as an IT director of a city, married with five kids) and another bright son who is a conservative evangelical Christian also married with five children).

Both parents are liberal activists (and progressive Christians), and grandparents were too (at least on my side) so we don't know how it happened.

chouchou

(3,035 posts)
5. My husband, being a scientist, also knows a lot of scientists in many fields.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:12 AM
3 hrs ago

He's always said that a higher percentage of scientists and people that are highly educated
usually leans toward the left. They tend to think Republicans are the old proverbial
"Big show but no go" reality.

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