How one believes and what one believes are inextricably entwined

Evidence

However, research has also suggested that how one believes and what one believes (or does not believe) may not be as clearly separable as Allport thought. … Scores on his Intrinsic scale have been found to be highly correlated (typically 0.50 or higher) with scores on Orthodoxy and Fundamentalism scales (Altemeyer & Hunsberger, 1992; Batson et al., 1993). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2574

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the vault’s religion-prejudice psychology thread; this undermines the clean means/end/quest separation.
• QUESTION: Worth chasing: does high Intrinsic–Orthodoxy correlation reproduce across non-Christian traditions, and what does adjusting for orthodoxy actually leave behind?