People who reject other religions are also more likely to reject science. This psychological process is common in regions with low religious diversity, and therefore, high religious intolerance. Regions with religious tolerance have higher trust in science than regions with religious intolerance.

Abstract

“Past theories have linked science denial to religiosity but have not explained its geographic variability. We hypothesize that it springs not only from religious intensity but also from religious intolerance, which depends greatly on the experience of religious diversity and hence on geography. The belief that one’s religion trumps other faiths precipitates the stance that it trumps science too. This psychological process is most likely to operate in regions or countries with low religious heterogeneity. We measure the rejection of science not only in people’s refusal to follow specific health recommendations, such as taking COVID-19 vaccines, but also in general measures of scientific engagement and attainment. We rule out alternative explanations, including reverse causality and spurious correlations, by conducting controlled experiments and running robustness checks on our statistical models.”

Remember when religious institutions supported, or even outright funded, science & exploration, leading to an age of discovery and knowledge? Good times.

I’d say that they stay away from science because much of it contradicts their religion.

Surely people that genuinely believe in one specific religion *have* to reject other religions? How can they think multiple mutually exclusive propositions are correct?

As I despise all of them, am I a pure science guy?

Religious tolerance is an oxymoron.

The whole point of religion is to tell people what “God” will tolerate. Intolerable behavior is never tolerated.

I don’t know why anyone would find this surprising. Religion is dogmatic, science is constantly open to revision. They are incompatible belief systems. You can’t be empirical and believe things solely on “faith.”

It would be interesting to see how “Internet Atheists” would fare on this one.

Tô clarify, i’m refering to those who basically became the esteriotype of atheists in places like reddit.

Dropping this here and leaving
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-Temple-Precinct-as-drawn-by-Newton-in-Babson-MS-0434-with-kind-permission-of_fig1_237074676#:~:text=Newton%20claimed%20that%20the%20thirty,plan%20of%20Babson%20Ms%200434.