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hodlbod · 157w
There are lots, but the simplest one is that children come from marriage, and statistically having a father and a mother is clearly the best outcome for kids. Unmarried couples are far less likely to ...
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Would you say there were time periods and depending on the culture, where marriage was not foundational to society? Did Celtic or Germanic tribes have the same prevalence of marriage as the periods that followed? I would guess not? Maybe the same goes for indigenous cultures?

I do believe marriage has played an important role in civilizational advancement, but was it truly foundational? In fact, is it not more likely that first civilizations knew nothing of the marriage concept?
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hodlbod · 157w
I don't think there is a time or place where marriage is not normative. There have been many where marriage was not practiced, but how many of those societies reached technological, cultural, or philosophical greatness? Could they have done better if they had honored marriage? Even ancient high cult...
hodlbod · 157w
Oh, and I did say civilization, not society. That's a much less speculative argument to make.
Frodo.Web3 · 157w
Yes, and how long did those civilizations without marriage as the foundation last?