Some enthusiastically speak about introducing polygamy in our spiritual society, quoting from a purport on Srimad Bhagavatam, where Prabhupada appears to defend the practice. Not so fast.
Polygamous societies are more violent as there will always be a class of unmarried men and artificial competition for wives.
All great civilizations were monogamous. Monogamy is key to civilization. You can’t even have the concept of “society” without monogamy. Only kings reserved the right to polygamy for a heir but royalty makes up .0001% of society. Polygamy should never be normalized.
Polygamy has never worked in scale ever. Rome, India, Greece, China, and plenty other great civilizations were monogamous.
Polygamous societies are more violent as there will always be a class of unmarried men and artificial competition for wives.
All great civilizations were monogamous. Monogamy is key to civilization. You can’t even have the concept of “society” without monogamy. Only kings reserved the right to polygamy for a heir but royalty makes up .0001% of society. Polygamy should never be normalized.
Polygamy has never worked in scale ever. Rome, India, Greece, China, and plenty other great civilizations were monogamous.