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All religions and societies encourage marriage and multiplication. Any culture that does not will be short-lived. Natural selection is at play here.
by csomar 3y ago
All religions and societies encourage marriage and multiplication. Any culture that does not will be short-lived. Natural selection is at play here.
- dctoedt 3y agoCf. the Shakers, who practiced celibacy — and, no surprise, have essentially died out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakers
- tuatoru 3y agoExcept western society, and particularly Anglosphere. Our culture prioritizes individual success over the family unit. It's actively increasing the costs and risk of family formation, and decreasing the number of children it's possible to have.
- csomar 3y agoThis is very recent (and obviously unsustainable with a negative birth rate).