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Of course there are wealthy families that have many children, but why will exactly that trait become dominant? I wish I could make this point more clear, but w
by bh23ha 17y ago
Of course there are wealthy families that have many children, but why will exactly that trait become dominant?
I wish I could make this point more clear, but words fail me. From some of your discussions with others in this thread, I see they are also having difficulty communicating the basics of evolution. Pardon me, I have to abandon this discussion now.
- mseebach 17y agoOK, now I've probably got it narrowed down to misunderstanding the word trait. I'm not a native English speaker, so please excuse the confusion. I do understand why a biological hereditary preference to have many kids will multiply quickly, but my question is: Why do you think that this is a biological trait? The statistics in the article seems to suggest that we adjust reproduction to environmental factors, in this case wealth and urbanisation, which also makes sense from a evolution perspective: if we reproduce too quickly, there won't be enough resources to go around.
- bh23ha 17y agoWhy do you think that this is a biological trait? I don't. It might be, it could be. Certainly religion, income, how you were raised, etc, all play a big role in how many children you want. But IF there is a genetic component to how many children you want, then I expect it to spread.