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>> it is true that groups with higher birth rates in spite of having middle class lifestyle tend to be religious. I doubt that very much, that has not been my
by itronitron 8y ago
>> it is true that groups with higher birth rates in spite of having middle class lifestyle tend to be religious.
I doubt that very much, that has not been my experience, my colleagues, or my relatives.
In fact, I wouldn't even agree with the point that religious people tend to have bigger families.
- pixl97 8y ago> I wouldn't even agree with the point that religious people tend to have bigger families. That would be pretty silly then. Most successful religions have two things, both of them based on growth. One is a means to capture people not in their religion by conversion. The other is by codifying good parenting and breeding habits. The biblical old testament is rife with teachings like this for example. Population fade with success is not a modern problem, it is an ancient one. In the past if you didn't have a large enough population you were at risk of attack by stronger nations.
- itronitron 8y agoMost religions are not 'successful', they are probably declining in numbers because the religious people in those religions are not having big families.