On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:26:57 -0700 (PDT), Andrew Usher
wrote:

At the same time, though, it does have one negative consequence; it
reduces the selective pressure on humanity, creating a less eugenic
breeding pattern. If the men with the greatest achievements had the
most children by far, the breed would improve more quickly.

But - who are the 'men with the greatest achievements'? At many times
in history, that referred to the greatest thugs. And I have always
maintained that great men are precisely those that contribute to
society more with their works than they ever could through their
genes.

that might be so

nonetheless the early shakers who were really nice people and had
great achivements on multiple levels were more dangerous to society
because of their celibacy than mormons

mormons work a lot and play a lot

polygyny is good for society

try to think out of the box