>Thus it seems to be true that, just as a decrease of sexual opportunity
produces a cultural advance, so an increase results in a cultural decline.
And, basing my conclusions on the same kind of evidence, I consider that
the finest period of Mayan history was already past when the white man
arrived in Central America, for it seems that among the Mayans also the
demand for pre-nuptial chastity had been relaxed
>Thus it seems to be true that, just as a decrease of sexual opportunity
produces a cultural advance, so an increase results in a cultural decline.
And, basing my conclusions on the same kind of evidence, I consider that
the finest period of Mayan history was already past when the white man
arrived in Central America, for it seems that among the Mayans also the
demand for pre-nuptial chastity had been relaxed