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Nea-- kaže:

I logičnije mi, i ljudskije, zvuči da su ljudi u ranija vremena imali mnogo djece zbog praktičnih razloga i zato što nisu znali ni marili da ih "planiraju", a ne da su, često u najtežim uvjetima, rađali jer je to "smisleno", "Bog tako hoće", "potomstvo je smisao života", itd u tom stilu. Uglavnom se tada nije mnogo ni razmišljalo o smislu pošto je čovjek bio previše zaokupljen praktičnim poslovima povezanim s preživljavanjem tako da nije imao vremena (a ni valjanog razloga) zastati i zapitati se imaju li svi ti njegovi poslovi, i samo preživljavanje, ikakvog smisla.

Pa nije to baš jasno. Uopće nije sigurno da ljudi koji su živjeli od poljoprivrede nisu imali nikakvog slobodnog vremena, dapače. U svakom slučaju, prije spavanja nisu gledali tv niti su bili na fb, pa je sasvim moguće da im je povremeno moglo pasti na pamet "šta meni sve ovo triba". Ali su možda živjeli u kulturi u kojoj je bilo samorazumljivo da postoji smisao stvari, koji okončava u Bogu. I u kojoj možda "kako Bog hoće" zvuči puno smislenije nego nama danas.

Što se tiče mogućnosti planiranja obitelji, evo nešto: Many researchers today believe that several archaic methods of birth control actually had the dual perks of being somewhat effective and not lethal. This is perhaps not so surprising considering that certain methods were passed along from one woman to another. For instance, the ancient Egyptians weren’t completely off the mark with their pessaries: some documents reveal that women would also use pessaries made with acacia gum, which was later found in 20th-century studies to have spermicidal effects. Several other plants used in the ancient world were later found to have contraceptive qualities as well.

And it wasn’t just plants. A cave painting that researchers believe could be 15,000 years old, found in France, depicts what some think is the first illustration of a man wearing a condom. The condom also shows up in legends that date back to 3000 BC, in which King Minos of Crete — son of Zeus and Europa — would use goat bladders for that purpose.

Later, the European doctor Gabriel Fallopius, for whom the fallopian tubes are named, suggested a linen version, prompted by a syphilis epidemic that spread across the continent in the 1500s. In Giacomo Casanova’s memoirs, written in the late 18th century, he takes credit for inventing a primitive version of the cervical cap, when he describes using partly squeezed lemon halves during sex. http://time.com/3692001/birth-control-history-djerassi/