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One common reason religious/cultural/governmental groups have done so is to build ubiquity, spread ideology and compete regionally or globally. I'm not saying
by nkozyra 8y ago
One common reason religious/cultural/governmental groups have done so is to build ubiquity, spread ideology and compete regionally or globally.
I'm not saying there's merit to it, but it has certainly bolstered the "importance" of marriage and children.
- ihsw2 8y agoIt certainly makes sense that those societal structures would be oriented towards families -- throughout history (and in modernity), families have always been the atom of democracy. The sanctity of individuality is a relatively new phenomenon and it is weak when compared to the sanctity of families.
- magduf 8y agoThere's no evidence that pre-civilization humans had monogamous family units. In fact, in pre-contact Hawaii, it's well documented that they didn't practice monogamy at all, except among the royal families.