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There’s this assumption that societies with lower birth rates of more prosperous. Inherently problematic
And a big assumption to make
but the reality is that every single long-lasting culture that we know is interventionist: explicitly, overtly pronatal.
developmental idealism.
Developmental idealism is the idea that people in poor countries look at the rich countries and they say: “Gosh, we’d like to be healthy, wealthy, and prosperous. Maybe democratic. How do we get there? Maybe we should have fewer babies.” And that’s the story that’s been told to poor countries.
I am always careful when I touch on things the church teaches. Because people get passionate, not because I necessarily disagree.
But I also recognize that the material circumstances of my life make it hard to think about having a big family