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Interesting study http://religions.pewforum.org/reports http://religions.pewforum.org/reports suggesting that there is a correlation between religion and birth
by zw123456 14y ago
Interesting study http://religions.pewforum.org/reports http://religions.pewforum.org/reports suggesting that there is a correlation between religion and birth rate, the obvious conclusion is that religious people are more traditional. Another explanation is that as humans evolved the ability to have rational thought, there needed to be a mechanism to for people to feel that there was something larger than themselves, otherwise, through sheer reason one would conclude that having children would decrease their chance of individual survival. ,Although, hormones probably also contribute to the suspension of reason at times as well.
- stephengillie 14y agoI wonder how much that has to do with religious groups' dislike for contraception and their leaders' urging followers to maximize reproduction.
- harshreality 14y agoGoogle "quiverfull" if you haven't heard of it. It's an extreme position, but ideologically consistent with much of organized religion.
- stephengillie 14y agoI hadn't heard that term before, but it's exactly what I meant.
- EdJiang 14y agoThere's an interesting article that analyzes this topic from the perspective of growing a thriving civilization if you were a leader. http://www.meltingasphalt.com/playing-god-for-fun-and-profit/ http://www.meltingasphalt.com/playing-god-for-fun-and-profit...