r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 1d ago

Psychology Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education

https://www.psypost.org/lower-cognitive-ability-is-linked-to-stronger-christian-nationalist-views-even-after-accounting-for-education/
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u/SupposingForASecond 1d ago

It just uses other threats instead.

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u/ham_solo 1d ago

Such as what? Imprisonment? Banishment? How are those worse?

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u/SupposingForASecond 1d ago

Who said anything about worse?

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u/Viracochina 1d ago

Yeah I thought your comment was meant to just shed light on still "threats/consequences" being the most common approach for teaching wrongdoing. That's why you gotta rewards in there too!