Leaving God out of that, in a smaller community, having 'many' sons (brothers) competing for females and 'over-representing' their genes in the next generation would/could be compensated/counteracted for/to a degree by evolving a trait for subsequent males born to a given female to have an increasing incidence of homosexuality.
The small community would benefit from less strife from the brothers competing for females, yet still benefit/enjoy the fruits of the labors of all of them.
The small community would benefit from less strife from the brothers competing for females, yet still benefit/enjoy the fruits of the labors of all of them.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.