New study show people who hate gays are generally less intelligent
To have a
magazine titled Intelligence call you
out for your low ‘cognitive ability’, as they put it, is not exactly a pleasant
situation. But that’s what happened to a portion of the 11,654 people who were
interviewed for a survey conducted by the University of Queensland inAustralia. The results of this study, which was led by Francisco Perales, show
that there is a link between the acknowledgement of homophobia by participants
& lower intelligence or cognizance levels.
Three
fundamental and standardized tests were used to conduct this survey. The first
of them is the National Adult Reading Test, which is a commonly used and
generally accepted test used in a neurophysiological clinical setting to
determine intelligence levels in patients who have been diagnosed with
dementia. The Symbol Digits Modalities Test is another test used by the
University in their study. This test is normally used to assess the level of
brain damage that has resulted from severe injury or diseases and is said to be
able to detect cognitive impairment in less than 5 minutes. The last type of
test that they used is also frequently used in neuroscience research labs and
can be categorized as a memory test.
Armed with
the arsenal of tests mentioned above, the survey participants were first asked
to take these tests. Following that, they asked people’s opinion on whether
“Homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples.”
Analysis of the survey data revealed that the people who disagreed with the
statement had poorer performance in the tests than the people who agreed. It’s
not just that; this relationship between the results was maintained even after
demographic factors such as education were controlled in a group.
In the
words of Perales himself, “Altogether, the findings provide clear evidence that
cognitive ability is an important precursor of prejudice against same-sex
couples,”
The
researchers found that cognitive ability was not the only factor that was
affecting the people’s homophobia; education also had a role in it. It is only
natural that these correlations would arise between homophobia and intelligence
or say, level of education. Bestowing judgement for what a person chooses to be
or what they choose to do has always been a specialty for our species. Through
this survey, awareness can be raised and education can be suggested as a way of
counteracting prejudice towards members of the LGBTQ Community.
New study show people who hate gays are generally less intelligent
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April 13, 2019
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Reviewed by Tyler
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I would guess that all prejudice is linked to lower intelligence. I have no evidence to back it up, but I would assume that people with less cognitive ability would be more fearful and superstitious in general. They would also be easier to manipulate through fear. And prejudice is most often rooted in fear of differences real or imagined.
ReplyDeleteWould you consider a extreme dislike of Republicans a sign of lower intelligence? Could it be that people of lower intelligence are more likely to admit their prejudices?
DeleteThe less intelligent you are, the more you need to hate on someone to make yourself feel smarter or better than some other group. I've maintained that for decades now. If the only thing you have to be proud of is the fact that you're a white male, guess what? Women and people of color are going to be good targets for you, so you can feel superior to them.
DeleteI knew it “There is no sin, only ignorance. Magnus the red is right after all
DeleteMagnus the Red? The Primarch of the Traitor Legion? I salute you sir, I would never have figured that out as a reference. Thank you.
DeleteBTW, Please check your headline. "New Study Show". If you point is about intelligence, it's difficult to be taken seriously when your grammar is incorrect. I know. I'm a terrible proofreader as well. Please no haters for trying t help! Blessings.
ReplyDeleteUmmm, "... trying t help!"
DeleteHahaha - trying t help!
DeleteBad grammar is all over the internet and a lot of it is from people here where English is their second language.
DeleteUnfortunately, I've seen bad grammar from many folks where English is their first language.
DeleteExactly.
DeleteJust read any online newspaper. The spelling & grammar is unfortunately a sign of the internet age.
DeleteI feel like people who criticize bad grammar over the context of the message are even dumber. It makes me sick.
DeleteSlaves of the Devil's Lust !
ReplyDeleteThe truth of the matter is , the devil does exist and is terrible.
It is the devil who turns .
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Self-Esteem into Pride,
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Our Appreciation to Material Things into Greed;
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Hurt Feelings into into Hatred and Vengefulness;
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And the devil also turns Admiration for a Person of the Same Sex into.... Lust.- The Devil's Lust.
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True love comes from GOD.
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Lust comes from the Devil.
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The Devil makes people believe that they should follow such inclinations to assert their freedom of choice, but soon they realize, that they have become slaves of the devil's lust and that their God given gift of freedom has been reduced to ashes.
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But no situation is without remedy, for as long as there is life, there can be hope, there can be victory.
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For those who are "Fallen" , who really wish to free themselves from the devil's lust, Christ - the man, our Lord and Savior is our great hope.
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All that we have to do is ask his help and follow his example.
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Christ , the most powerful of all allies is with us!
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Jason, you are a true case-in-point. Congratulations!
DeleteIf they did another study they'd find that religious belief makes people more stupid too.
DeleteI agree with the above!!! Stop hiding behind religion! Love is Love!!!! Mind your own business!
DeleteJason, "god" is a myth invented by man, as is "the devil." Jesus was a mortal man, a brown-skinned Jewish socialist, and probably gay. He would despise the disgusting bigots who pervert his message of love and call it "christianity." lf he were alive today, he and Judas would get couples counseling, marry each other, and hire Mary Magdalene as surrogate mother to their child, inseminated by their sperm. You need professional help.
DeleteTest subject #314 (Jason) - shows unusual susceptibility to uncritical acceptance of archaic myth. May exhibit signs of religious mania. Will appear to be harmless but may act on these delusions. Keep assessing for deterioration and continue medication.
Delete@ test subject... hahahahaha that is so brill!!!
DeleteHere's a proof of stupidity
DeletePlease God bestow jason with cognitive ability, for he has lost his way and rid him of the Demon on his shoulder!
ReplyDeleteAmen
He would've had to be in that place/state of mind at one point of time in order to be lost. He just was'nt indoctrinated such as youself.
DeleteDont make me laugh that is so retared you really need demons prayed out of you.
DeleteLaughable at best...
ReplyDeleteYour sexual preferences do not affect your intelligence factor. Why is this even a topic of interest?
ReplyDeleteThe article never says that. It says that homophobia is linked to lower intelligence.
DeleteNot at all what the article is about. Homophobia is more likely in people with lower cognitive abilities.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree. Typos like that often “suggest” a lack of command of the English language. Throws me off, too.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that probably is true for other kinds of bigots, too. Then again, it's not often that those who are so ignorant and hateful limit their contempt just to one demographic. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mike Pence sees a rainbow, he throws stones at it, and shouts "Be gone, gay air."
ReplyDeleteRemember when the study about trans people regretting their transition was shut down? Yeah, studies like this are meaningless now, they're only done to push agendas.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the agenda here?
DeleteI want hateful people to change their minds and stop hating. Click bait headlines like this and the disingenuous articles that follow do more to divide people. Love and understanding accomplish more education than name calling and brain-shaming. Who is going accept an invitation to come to the table after they have been insulted?
ReplyDeleteIt's says that homophobes are less intelligent, you mean that when the lgbt wasn't existing yet everyone's a dummy? What a load of bullcrap, in fact the LGBT is a big mistake in this world, now that we're minding our own business, as ya'll LGBT supporters asked, you know mock us? Have shame you gay bastards
ReplyDeleteYou are probably writing from the depths of your closet, moron.
DeleteOoooh, a classic closet queen, FUCKTHELGBT, aren't you? Most of your kind eventually get caught sucking cock in public men's rooms. How embarrassing to ve a casebook study, you poor, sad loser.Do you prefer straight pedophile rapists like Trump? Though his obsession with Obama,
Deleteand his misogyny,may also mean he is a closet case like you. LMFAO.
I like when people always use the 'closet' retort when it is the only thing they have. I am actually certain that gays use it because they genuinely hate themselves and need to put people down on their level to make them feel better about themselves. You're all tragic cases.
DeleteThe fact that you go straight to insulting shows you have lower cognitive ability and you hate the LGBT.... You are a perfect example of this study. Educate your self and learn to love others for their differences. Even if you don't agree with what LGBT people do doesn't mean you can't respect them as people just like we respect the Heteros even when they hate on us.
DeleteIf you're going to lecture people on education, at least learn proper English format. It's 'yourself'. Furthermore, are you a representative of the community? Because there is more than enough LGBT that are sttraight out hetrophobic and 'cisphobic'. In fact, a lot of them are openly biphobic, even coining the term 'biscum'. The lgbt community is a dreg and a mess.
DeleteYou poor, sad man. I suspect you have not interacted with very many gays -- or perhaps just the wrong ones. I have been an out gay man for 50 years and have experienced very few "heterophobic" (which for all your pretentions of education you misspelled as "heterophobic") acquaintances, and even fewer "cisphobic." I suspect you have real issues...
DeleteTo the writer who started this thread. Likely there was never a time when the human population didn't include LGBTQ. So more than two genders has always existed. Most animals have members who participate in homosexuality and there is plenty of evidence for many many cultures who had/have a place for people who were/are what we now call LGBTQ. Be aware that the Spanish Conquistadors went around murdering people in indigenous groups who didn't fit the Spanish idea of appropriate gender roles.
DeleteWill you shut the fuck up you hating on you Lgbtq people for no reason.
DeleteI am hate on you straight people.
DeleteMany are closeted gays too, who hate themselves. This study is obviously flawed or biased. Besides that A New Study Shows that you can get anyone to believe anything these days as long as you say "A New Study Shows" at the beginning of the claim lol!
ReplyDeleteAll psychology studies are biased......
DeleteProof positive^ A stupid gay pewrson.
ReplyDeleteProof positive ^ The study was on homophobes lack of intelligence not homosexuals
DeleteArrogance is not indicative of cognitive ability.
ReplyDeleteWell, most Evangelists use religion as a reason to hate gays...so you can then deduce that those that follow religion have a low IQ level.
ReplyDeleteI don't hate homosexuals I just think it's over rated and people shouldn't be as widely discussed as it is.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you need to educate yourself on why important issues need to be discussed.
DeleteDo you think maybe you could fix the grammar error in your headline? Otherwise the irony makes you look like a fucking dumbass. You're welcome.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the cognitive level would show if they tested homosexuals?
ReplyDeleteAdvertisers recognize that the gay community tends to be better educated and have higher disposable income than straights. So there's that. But I would like to see a study on the cognitive levels of LGBT+ people compared to heteros. And I'd volunteer to be tested.
Deletehttps://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/01/gay-couples-more-educated-higher-income-than-heterosexual-couples
Higher income? Arnt gays and straights paid the same if they work at the same company
DeleteI have a quibble with two sentences in the last paragraph.
ReplyDelete"It is only natural that these correlations would arise between homophobia and intelligence or say, level of education."
I'm not sure that "it is natural" is the right way to characterize this. Instead I'd write something like for the writer these results correspond with their experience dealing with prejudice and homophobia. I mean, it confirms my experience, too, just the use of "it is natural" in this context seems misplaced.
"Bestowing judgement for what a person chooses to be or what they choose to do has always been a specialty for our species."
I didn't choose to be gay. Instead I'd say something like "Judgement and fear of the other has been a specialty for our species."
Last, I wish the study included some kind of test for empathy. Even those with low cognitive or low education level can experience empathy, unless low cognizance corresponds with low empathy, in which case everything is fine.
Whew..... An article about cognitive ability in folks who's opinions are different.... That study shows the intelligence level based on graded students at 1 school, in 1 country... Hardly a large enough test market to reach any real conclusion when looking at it from a sociological point of view. You test a bunch of people of the same class, in the same area, doing the same thing well, it HARDLY can be considered legitimate. It shows the difference in the socioethical norms amongst people on that campus.
ReplyDeleteThe article itself is a fallacy and the blogger clearly also has a low IQ.
Albert Fucking Enstein was a confirmed hater of certain demographics different from his own.
There is also a study that shows people who love gays are gays.
ReplyDeleteTalaga ba?? �������� Porke't ba sinusunod lang kung ano ang tama less inteliigent na?? Sino ang kulang ng talino yung marunong sumunod o yung makamundo... Gigil nyo si ako ������
ReplyDeleteMakes sense that the ones conducting the study and agreeing would consider themselves more intelligent, totally scriptural! I agree! Also, man oh man do I love people, no matter the struggle or belief ♥️
ReplyDelete“Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves]. And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images, resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their [own] hearts to sexual impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin], Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever! Amen (so be it). [Jer. 2:11.] For this reason God gave them over and abandoned them to vile affections and degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural and abnormal one, And the men also turned from natural relations with women and were set ablaze (burning out, consumed) with lust for one another–men committing shameful acts with men and suffering in their own bodies and personalities the inevitable consequences and penalty of their wrong-doing and going astray, which was [their] fitting retribution. And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome, Until they were filled (permeated and saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, iniquity, grasping and covetous greed, and malice. [They were] full of envy and jealousy, murder, strife, deceit and treachery, ill will and cruel ways. [They were] secret backbiters and gossipers, Slanderers, hateful to and hating God, full of insolence, arrogance, [and] boasting; inventors of new forms of evil, disobedient and undutiful to parents. [They were] without understanding, conscienceless and faithless, heartless and loveless [and] merciless. Though they are fully aware of God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them.”
Romans 1:21-32 AMPC
https://www.bible.com/8/rom.1.21-32.ampc
As a Christian your supposed to love others no matter where they are coming. It doesn't matter how smart you are everyone has the copacity to love one another. Some just chose to be hateful and its unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteJust treat others with respect is that such a hard thing to do
ReplyDeleteGiven the topic, perhaps the title could be edited to remove the error? Shouldn't "show" end with an "s?"
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