Secularization and the destruction of marriage

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So what? Most types of successful breeding, nurturing relationships found in human society exist outside christianity, so secularization is no threat to ongoing existence of breeding and nurturing in human society, it's just a threat to christianity.

On the other hand, long term postponement of humanity's extinction can only grow out of extended and unremitting scientific and technological advancements. Scientific advancement is incompatible with any society that takes christianity seriously.

So secularization is no threat to the fundamental reason why marriage exists - humanity doesn't go extinct - but it is a threat to christianity. Christianity, on the other hand, is a threat to the fundamental reason why marriage exist, even if it uses perverted reasoning to uphold some particular form of that institution. So christianity is incompatible with marriage, if one take marriage for what its ultimate purpose really is.

I was really thinking about the benefits of long term relationships. From what I understand positive long term relationships are good for one's health. Futhermore the ability to make and maintain these relationships is a sign of psychological health and maturity. I used to have some citeable information on this but that was years and years ago. All I can do now without reresearching it is give anecdotal evidence. Personallyh I can't see how anyone can mature well if they don't learn how to get along with people.

As for breeding itself. You need to consider much more than just a pregnancy. That infant must survive to breeding age. In the past this required more than one parent. From what I understand in the distant past it required the efforts of the entire tribe (protection etc.). These days a child can survive to breeding age quite well on the efforts of just one parent.