Infant Baptism(Christian Brainwash)

[Loren]

You 're right. I should’ve said as a form of contract. Although social interactions usually adhere to survival, moral and ethical regulations, describing those as laws(legal) it might be interpreted as they had a law system as we know it in modern days(children and parental rights etc.).

@CapriMark1

What I wonder about is how religion inserted itself into this. I suspect a bit of trying to explain why males and females bond one-on-one and a bit about trying to control disruptive behavior.

That may had been a case, among others. Both believing in supernatural beings and concepts had lead people to include religious rituals in many societal interactions.

Religious influence, as I said in my previous posts:

@Loren

Religious influence on marriage emerged as organized belief systems developed. In ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece, marriage had both legal and ceremonial aspects but wasn’t deeply tied to morality or spirituality. However, with the rise of religions like Judaism, Christianity, and Hinduism, marriage became increasingly spiritualized and moralized, often seen as a divine covenant.

@Loren

Christianity, particularly through the Roman Catholic Church (RCC), formalized marriage as a sacrament around the 12th century CE, emphasizing its indissolubility and divine purpose for procreation and union. This shift gave religious authorities greater control over personal relationships and social order.