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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Biology / November 2007Is religion a breeding program?
Hi folks, I have a very tiny kettle of fish to open up. To what extent do religions act as breeding programs? Do religions compete for maximal population count of followers? If so, is their doing so equivalent to eugenics i.e. does it impact the genome? What evidence is there that religious groups deliberately influence breeding behaviors or match people up or influence the number of children? Which came first, the culture that tells people to have large numbers of children or the religion that stands to benefit from having more believers? Interesting article: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0825-02.htm Thanks. > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Thanks. As several poiunts of evidence, catholics don't believe in birth control or abortion, morman's love large families, and brainwashed fundy xtians want lots of kids to support their stupid religious delusions. > > I have a very tiny kettle of fish to open up. There is nothing small about your kettle of fish. There be sea monsters in that kettle, matey! > > To what extent do religions act as breeding programs? > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > fundy xtians want lots of kids to support their stupid religious > delusions. There are also religious practices and groups that limit breeding. Seen any Shakers lately? Please see: http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Shakers.html Besides numerical, here are other religious effects on breeding too. Families of 18th century American religious communists, (like the Amish,) starting in the early 20th century were encouraged to marry outside the faith to control inbreeding. Religion also enforces castes, which creates isolated breeding pools. > Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Thanks. Pre-industrial societies and early industrial societies depended on manpower for food production and defense. A society that did not produce more people would either be conquered or absorbed by those that did produce more people. Since most religions were tied to a single society there was no reason to preach that religion in order to "benefit from having more believers" but rather for the society's protection. >Hi folks, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Do religions compete for maximal population count >of followers? Most do. The Shakers didn't. >If so, is their doing so equivalent to eugenics i.e. >does it impact the genome? I have no idea of what you mean by this nebulous query. >What evidence is there that religious groups >deliberately influence breeding behaviors or >match people up or influence the number of >children? The RCC official policies on breeding is the most popular form of regulation on reproduction. The Amish also have very strict breeding rules. There are countless other examples. >Which came first, the culture that tells people to >have large numbers of children or the religion >that stands to benefit from having more believers? The culture IS the religion and vice-versa. Again, I have difficulty parsing your question. >Interesting article: >http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0825-02.htm > >Thanks. > Do religions compete for maximal population count > of followers? Yes, if they want to be successful. > If so, is their doing so equivalent to eugenics i.e. > does it impact the genome? No. Religions don't depend on a person's DNA. > What evidence is there that religious groups > deliberately influence breeding behaviors or > match people up or influence the number of > children? Rev. Moon does something like that. > Which came first, the culture that tells people to > have large numbers of children or the religion > that stands to benefit from having more believers? The number of followers is how religions are measured. -- Ron |
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