Before I clicked on this, I had a very strong feeling it would lead me to a video of Hans Rosling. He was a brilliant and articulate scholar and his recent death was a great loss to the world. Happily he left a great legacy of work. I commend his final book, "Factfulness" to anyone with an independent mind who wishes to better understand the world we live in.orathaic wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:28 am
On this issue there is actually very good data, and the results are pretty clear: https://youtu.be/ezVk1ahRF78
For those who don't have 13 minutes, the conclusion is that religion is not the deciding factor in family size, wealth and child mortality (as well as access to family planning) are the main contributing factors.
And he is right. Education, the elimination of extreme poverty, equality for women, and infant mortality all have far more impact on family size than does religion. This is not a mere theory, it is very strongly supported by the data, as demonstrated by Hans Rosling in that wonderful lecture. I commend everyone to give it 13 minutes and watch it. It is a worthwhile investment of your time.