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I've read somewhere before that the religious compulsion towards having many children is to keep the meme of religion going through multiple generations. It's c
by nicholassmith 14y ago
I've read somewhere before that the religious compulsion towards having many children is to keep the meme of religion going through multiple generations. It's certainly highly prevalent through the Catholic Church, especially given that the priesthood is essentially a non-replenishing rank based off the old tradition of following in your fathers footsteps for work.
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- suby 14y agoI view religion in terms of evolution and natural selection. A religion which favors converting others will become more widespread than a religion that doesn't emphasize this, the same goes for emphasizing having many children.