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<blockquote data-quote="Particle_Man" data-source="post: 1583439" data-attributes="member: 892">Hmmm...I guess inheritance would be determined by will (or in CE societies, by whatever anyone could rob).&nbsp; The default position: Divide the wealth between the people trying to raise the same kids he or she is trying to raise, as well as between the adult versions of those (raised) kids.Do you have more info on the adoption policies of the upper classes of the roman republic?&nbsp; And can you go into more detail on the mechanics of how the other stuff would arise?&nbsp; I like the idea of secret societies.&nbsp; The incest taboo, hmmm...&quot;Don't mess around with anyone that raised you or that you raised&quot; and (except in very small populations where everyone raises the kids communally &quot;Don't mess around with anyone with whom you shared a parent (where parent is &quot;one who raised you&quot;)&quot;).&nbsp; Anyhow, that was a first crack at it.&nbsp; The taboo would be in place, not for genetic reasons, but to prevent the stability of a family relationship between A and B being replaced with the less stable version of romance between A and B (since if the latter failed, the former would also be damaged).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Particle_Man, post: 1583439, member: 892"] Hmmm...I guess inheritance would be determined by will (or in CE societies, by whatever anyone could rob). The default position: Divide the wealth between the people trying to raise the same kids he or she is trying to raise, as well as between the adult versions of those (raised) kids. Do you have more info on the adoption policies of the upper classes of the roman republic? And can you go into more detail on the mechanics of how the other stuff would arise? I like the idea of secret societies. The incest taboo, hmmm..."Don't mess around with anyone that raised you or that you raised" and (except in very small populations where everyone raises the kids communally "Don't mess around with anyone with whom you shared a parent (where parent is "one who raised you")"). Anyhow, that was a first crack at it. The taboo would be in place, not for genetic reasons, but to prevent the stability of a family relationship between A and B being replaced with the less stable version of romance between A and B (since if the latter failed, the former would also be damaged). [/QUOTE]

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