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Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US by globular-toast on Thursday March 04, 2021 @12:03PM (#26344920)
Your ancestors were just fucking without contraception. They weren't trying to "pass on the torch" or anything silly like that.
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Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US by nitrogen on Thursday March 04, 2021 @01:57PM (#26346566)
Historical creation myths seem to say otherwise. E.g. those referring to seed, or fruit of the loins, or commandments to multiply.
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Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US by globular-toast on Thursday March 04, 2021 @03:06PM (#26347486)
Even if we are to believe that humans need to be commanded to reproduce, you're talking about the last few thousand years, not 3 billion.
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Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US by calebm on Thursday March 04, 2021 @12:24PM (#26345189)
Maybe not consciously, but what about subconsciously?
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