Disbelief in human evolution linked to greater prejudice and racism

[Tim]

@moderators: This is a duplicate of a thread I posted here:

Bigotry and the human–animal divide: (Dis)belief in human evolution and bigoted attitudes across different cultures.

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspi0000391 The current investigation tested if people’s basic belief in the notion that human beings have developed from other animals (i.e., belief in evolution) can predict human-to-human prejudice and intergroup hostility. Using data from the American General Social Survey and Pew Research Center (Studies 1–4), and from three online samples (Studies 5, 7, 8) we tested this hypothesis across 45 countries, in diverse populations and religious settings, across time, in nationally representative data ( N = 60,703), and with more comprehensive measures in online crowdsourced data ( N = 2,846). Supporting the hypothesis, low belief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes, and support for discriminatory behaviors against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ), Blacks, and immigrants in the United States (Study 1), with higher ingroup biases, prejudicial attitudes toward outgroups…

… with a link to both the original research paper & the phys.org publicity piece.