Why adultery is outlawed by many religions: 🧵
1) sexual jealousy is a major source of social disharmony, violence, and murder (even b/w relatives)
2) the uncertainty about paternity created by adultery suppresses fatherly investment in the children.
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1) sexual jealousy is a major source of social disharmony, violence, and murder (even b/w relatives)
2) the uncertainty about paternity created by adultery suppresses fatherly investment in the children.
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— Henrich, The WEIRDest People in The World, pp. 133-134
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