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68 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 13 November 2007 07:38PM

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Comment author: The_Monster_from_Polaris 14 November 2007 09:07:35AM -1 points [-]

Consider the Laestadians (look them up in Wikipedia if you haven't heard of them). They tend to have lots of children; one TV program some years ago mentioned that families with 10 children are common among them.

Unless a lot of those children abandon (or at least modify) their parents' faith, the future belongs to them and similar groups.

Religion can be a powerful fitness maximizer.