(April 5, 2022 at 1:29 pm)Nomad Wrote:(April 5, 2022 at 10:12 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S., according to University of Massachusetts Amherst research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
The data analysis showed unfailingly "that the disbelief in human evolution is the driving factor and most consistent predictor of prejudice in comparison to other relevant constructs," the paper states.
In the Israel-based study, people with a higher belief in evolution were more likely to support peace among Palestinians, Arabs and Jews. In the study involving countries in the Islamic world, belief in evolution was associated with less prejudice toward Christians and Jews. And in the study based in Eastern Europe, where Orthodox Christians are the majority, a belief in evolution was linked with less prejudice toward gypsies, Jews and Muslims.
Syropoulos posits that a belief in evolution may expand people's "moral circle," leading to a sense that "we have more in common than things that are different."
The findings also suggest that "teaching evolution seems to have side effects that might make for a better or more harmonious society," Leidner adds.
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-disbelief-...eater.html
Not surprising really, disbelief in evolution is overwhelmingly based among those who believe in an exclusionary and discriminatory religion.
most buddhists don’t believe in evolution either.
Some discriminatory minds embrace evolution because it appears to provide a naturalistic sounding justification for discrimination.
