It makes them skeptical of evolutionary psychology, which is bad.
Maybe. You’d have to unpack “skeptical”.
Consequentialism is pretty much common sense.
This subject probably deserves more than six words.
Most Christians would be upset by how frankly LessWrong calls them idiots.
Citations?
This frequently results in stupid beliefs, like a support of the death penalty
It is not conclusive whether or not the common sense belief that increasing punishment to include death increases deterrence. In my opinion, this should mean that one should be cautious about implementing it as a punishment, and the burden of proof should be on its supporters. It is far too premature to criticize the death penalty as stupid, for there is a significant chance it does deter.
I recommend writing about your personal experiences, rather than trying to generalize from your personal experience. That said:
There are five billion different ones so they have different effects.
I don’t think there’s just one.
Probably should be rephrased.
Ironically, this is a cached thought from Christianity.
Your enemies are not innately evil.
Maybe. You’d have to unpack “skeptical”.
This subject probably deserves more than six words.
Citations?
It is not conclusive whether or not the common sense belief that increasing punishment to include death increases deterrence. In my opinion, this should mean that one should be cautious about implementing it as a punishment, and the burden of proof should be on its supporters. It is far too premature to criticize the death penalty as stupid, for there is a significant chance it does deter.