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Originally Posted by inthebox

Western Europe is also very secular.

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Yes, great living here ! :) Even our financial systems seem to hold up much, much better...

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Originally Posted by inthebox

The irony is that the highest birth rates and population growth is among the poorest nations or among Muslim nations.

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You know that the highest teen pregnancies in the Western World are in the US BY FAR??
May be the irony in that is that that seems to be caused by religion and it's influence in the USA...

:rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Or maybe it is just biology:

Is it more natural to have a child at 18 or into your thirties?

Early 20s is the healthiest time for a woman to have a baby. That is, the babies are the healthiest. Teens tend to have a lot of spontaneous (natural) abortions compared to women in their 20s. So no, the teen years aren't the best time to have a baby.

And of course, teen relationships also tend not to last, so teen who have kids are more likely to end up as single mothers, whether they get married or not. And single mothers are usually much poorer than married ones, which means fewer resources for the kids.

But I am just responding to the last post, so off topic again... :)