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I don't think being a theist means you believe in religious ceremonies necessarily. Also, the comment you replied to made pretty clear that marriage is many thi

I don't think being a theist means you believe in religious ceremonies necessarily. Also, the comment you replied to made pretty clear that marriage is many things to different people. In any event, in 2017 and 5000 you'll be able to spend your life arguing what a fact is. I'm an atheist, but I'm totally OK with that comment. People should relax across the theological board...

roflc0ptic 10y ago
Yeah! The comment is taking an anthropological perspective - marriage is a complex institution with huge differences between cultures, and a simplistic description "evolutionarily/economically beneficial strategy for pooling of resources for child rearing" lacks a lot of explanatory power. What about gay people? etc