Re: Population Explosion
Originally Posted by
Believer
Namaste,
Fair enough, but procreation starting at age 10-11, as it does happen in some of the villages, can't be blamed on any of the external or internal factors outside the purview of the family elders.
Pranam.
Pranams,
Of course, 10-11 year olds can't procreate, but child marriages do occur and, anthropologically speaking, are the norm in societies where life-expectancies are short. Even in the Vedic system, assuming traditional expectations of education and marriage were followed, a male would likely take a wife somewhere been ages 17-20 years (as in, the man's age) which would still be young by our standards. To say nothing of how old the girl would be, which could almost certainly be younger in most cases.
Philosoraptor
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