Comment by The_Monster_from_Polaris on Thou Art Godshatter · 2007-11-14T09:07:35.000Z · LW · GW

Consider the Laestadians (look them up in Wikipedia if you haven't heard of them). They tend to have lots of children; one TV program some years ago mentioned that families with 10 children are common among them.

Unless a lot of those children abandon (or at least modify) their parents' faith, the future belongs to them and similar groups.

Religion can be a powerful fitness maximizer.