More religion means less science. An International comparison of the relations between religious beliefs and levels of and attitudes to scientific knowledge · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2011.12425/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTMore religion means less science. An International comparison of the relations between religious beliefs and levels of and attitudes to scientific knowledge — mentioned by toomuchtodohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46484099urn:hackerpapers:mention:2011.12425:46484099Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:12:16 GMT<p>I understand that religiosity (faith and hope) is negatively correlated to intelligence, so I also understand faith driven mental models are an uphill climb to better health outcomes at scale. &quot;It is what it is.&quot; As I mentioned, perhaps we&#x27;ll have better luck next generation, when systems have improved in this regard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23921675/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01602... https://hilo.hawaii.edu/campuscenter/hohonu/volumes/document... https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.12425…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2011.12425/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.soc-ph