I always enjoy your posts. Interestingly my demographic (Mormon) has seen fertility declines, but it still is higher than norms. Interestingly, the religion does not teach that it's wrong to use birth control, but instead teaches that we must "multiply and replenish the earth." The worry factor is combatted by the fundamental Mormon teac…
I always enjoy your posts. Interestingly my demographic (Mormon) has seen fertility declines, but it still is higher than norms. Interestingly, the religion does not teach that it's wrong to use birth control, but instead teaches that we must "multiply and replenish the earth." The worry factor is combatted by the fundamental Mormon teaching that God will provide a way for us to do want he commands. We are taught to put our anxieties on God's shoulders from a very young age. Not sure if that or an extrapolation of that is one way to combat declining fertility. I don't know, but when I got married at a relatively young age my wife wanted kids more than me. I was worried about my abilities to provide for them while still in school and not having money. It was I who struggled to put my anxieties elsewhere.
I always enjoy your posts. Interestingly my demographic (Mormon) has seen fertility declines, but it still is higher than norms. Interestingly, the religion does not teach that it's wrong to use birth control, but instead teaches that we must "multiply and replenish the earth." The worry factor is combatted by the fundamental Mormon teaching that God will provide a way for us to do want he commands. We are taught to put our anxieties on God's shoulders from a very young age. Not sure if that or an extrapolation of that is one way to combat declining fertility. I don't know, but when I got married at a relatively young age my wife wanted kids more than me. I was worried about my abilities to provide for them while still in school and not having money. It was I who struggled to put my anxieties elsewhere.
Again, great post. Always gets me thinking.