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		genwin on Aug 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Afric... Does he explain away the correlation in Utah? It seemed a safe bet that Utah has the US's highest birth rate, given Mormonism there. A search confirmed it. (Sorry I'm lazy on video sources.)

jbrechtel on Aug 15, 2012 [–]

No he doesn't mention it from what I recall. The data discussed is broader (and more longitudinal) than that trend.

Personally I'd guess the birth rate there is a direct result of the church's push for more children, but I don't really know.

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