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It is a crisis of absence. People who aren't becoming dads. Why does that matter? Well, because social science is unequivocal. Fathers are essential. When fathers go away, society crumbles. Today we're going to talk about why. The role of father isn't just important. It is the backbone of all civilization. So let's begin with a simple fact. The social science says not all family units are created equal. You need a mom, you need a dad. According to a massive Harvard study, the most powerful factor that puts young men at risk of criminal behavior and poverty is lack of fathers in the home. Not even fathers in the specific home. Fathers even in the neighborhood more generally can have a massive impact. A prevalence of responsible men even helps compensate for the lack of a dad in the home. You need responsible men nearby. And there are good biological bases for this. Men are by nature bigger and stronger than women on average. They're also more prone to violence and more aggressive. Which means that typically speaking, men either build or they destroy. Those are the choices. You need men to teach their sons not to destroy, that actually they are supposed to protect. Men have to teach their sons and other kids in the neighborhood manliness or societies crumble because boys tear those societies down. And by the way, it's not a coincidence that girls from single mother homes also fare far more poorly than girls from two parent homes. Girls from homes without a dad tend to engage in sexually risky behavior. Higher rates of drug use, they drop out of school more often. Why? Well, because dads provide a sense of security for children and they model the behavior. If you're a dad, you keep your kids in line, you make sure they know they are protected. Those are the two things. So for boys, keeping them in line ensures that the that they know what the rules are, what is good behavior, what is bad behavior, and there's somebody there who actually is willing to enforce those rules. There is yet to be a 17 year old boy who's afraid of mom. But there always has to be that component when it comes to fatherhood. It's just a reality. And as for girls, girls learn from men how women ought to be treated. If dad treats mom badly. You got a problem if dad isn't even there. Girls have no idea what they should even look for in men. If dad is protective and loving toward mom, good shot that the girls are going to pursue a man who does the same. Fatherhood isn't just about what it provides for the kids. It's also about providing a mission for men. If men do not have purpose, they fall apart. They turn to substitutes for actual manliness. If they're not going to protect and build, they instead tend to engage in a sort of macho culture that prizes sexual conquest of whatever woman is pliable at the time or physical strength. This is the difference between the sort of sheepdog and the wolf. They are very, very different. The sheepdog protects, defends. The wolf takes advantage of. And if boys are not taught to protect and defend, they will use their strength in ways that benefit them in selfish ways. Men will choose to victimize women rather than protecting them. They will look for women they can take advantage of. They can turn into Andrew Tate rather than into Nick Freitas. Right. It is very important that men take on the Persona of the protector. This is an actual social role. Because if men become users, then they become abusers. If men and women are supposedly exactly the same and women don't need protectors, what exactly is the man supposed to do? 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Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com Shapiro head on over to shopify.com Shapiro that's shopify.com Shapiro now the Bible says all of this The Bible says that fathers are important and that men are supposed to be fathers. This is why God is referred to as a father. And in fact, Book of Genesis is all about what happens when when dad doesn't do a good job, right? Adam is not present as a father very much in the Bible. Eve is present as a mother. Adam is not very present as a father. And so Cain ends up slaying Abel. And when it comes to other fathers in the Bible, the Bible doesn't actually show a lot of great dads. The Bible tends to show the kinds of mistakes that are made. But there are a few amazing examples of fatherhood in the Bible. The top in the book of Genesis would be Abraham and Isaac. The whole point of the sacrifice story in Abraham and Isaac is the idea that fathers must instill in their children a sense of moral duty that may even cost their lives. That is the thing that men teach their kids. Women tend to protect the safety of their kids. Fathers have to teach their kids how to forge forth into the world and what values are worth standing for. Very different roles. Abraham teaches Isaac and so Isaac ends up becoming a builder of wells, right? He actually ends up re mining his own father's wells symbolically. What that means is that he is bringing the same truths to society that his father brought to society that had to be taught to him by his dad. On the other hand, Isaac as a dad is pretty flawed. And because Isaac as a dad is pretty flawed, his kids end up at odds with one another. There's a lot to learn from the Bible about moral responsibility and what dads are supposed to do. But it is also true. The Bible mandates you are supposed to respect and honor your father and mother. You're supposed to take what they say with significant gravity. That is because to honor your father Means to honor the values that animate your family and your nation and your history. I love being involved with my kids. I spend as much time with my kids as humanly possible. But the core function of dad is not actually to change diapers. The core function of dad is to instill morality. Doesn't mean that dads can't change diapers. I change a lot of diapers. But the core function of a father is different than the core function of a mother. If you and mom, if you're the dad and you and mom can do the same thing, that is not the core function. The core function of a dad is to, again, protect, enforce, teach. That is a different role. So you can do all of those things while still relieving the burdens of household duties and homework duties on mom. And that's a great thing. It makes for a better relationship in many cases, with both your kids and with your wife. And one of the great things that's happened in Western society is that as we have become richer, as the natural consequences of life have become more distant from us, we've been able to buffer ourselves from those natural, realistic consequences of life. Because we are very rich and because we have amazing products and goods and services and all the rest. It means that we have thought that all of the fundamental bases of civilization are no longer necessary. We can get rid of fatherhood, and it won't have any impact on society. The government can just pay the bills. We can get rid of motherhood, and that won't have any impact on society. After all, there are social services for that. It's not true. And what we've been watching in Western society is, is a lack of moral leadership. And that lack of moral leadership does stem from a lack of true manhood. And that lack of true manhood stems from a lack of people filling the role of father and a lack of fathers teaching those morals to their kids.