> It has no right to dictate to society what is allowable, only government has that right, given to it by the people themselves. Arguably religion came before

> It has no right to dictate to society what is allowable, only government has that right, given to it by the people themselves. Arguably religion came before government, with early governments blurring that line. If so, then religion was the first to formalize reproductive union for the purpose of growing your group's population. I think early humans probably discriminated against sexual activities that didn't promote reproduction and building a family because there weren't that many people back then, so not reproducing could mean the end of your civilization.