So, one thing that strikes me about this sort of discussion: does modern society still have "reproductive priorities", and if so, why? It's not like we actually need more people than we have for any sane purpose (barring viable multi-generational off-world colonies, but that's a ways out yet). It seems to me that in modern times, reproduction ought to be solely governed by some combination of personal taste and economic restrictions. (Though it is also, sadly, still influenced by lack of information and birth control access in certain areas, a problem we really ought to have fixed by now.)
Of course, part of my disconnect may be my personal lack of a teribly strong "reproductive instinct" (and my partner's downright negative such).
It may be that all this is irrelevant if your main argument is more along the lines of taboos that were formed long ago and then passed down without being re-examined, though. Ruthlessly pruning old customs based on their current merits is one of my basic operating parameters, but I realise societies as a whole often don't function that way. ;)
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Of course, part of my disconnect may be my personal lack of a teribly strong "reproductive instinct" (and my partner's downright negative such).
It may be that all this is irrelevant if your main argument is more along the lines of taboos that were formed long ago and then passed down without being re-examined, though. Ruthlessly pruning old customs based on their current merits is one of my basic operating parameters, but I realise societies as a whole often don't function that way. ;)