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To assess whether the sustained numerical balance between male and female births occurs by random chance or through an orderly regulatory mechanism.

December 31, 1710Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

II. An argument for divine providence, taken from the constant regularity observ'd in the births of both sexes. By Dr. John Arbuthnott, Physitian in Ordinary to Her Majesty, and Fellow of the College of Physitians and the Royal Society

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Demographic analysis demonstrates an exact balance between male and female births in human populations, suggesting an underlying non-random regulatory mechanism.

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To assess whether the sustained numerical balance between male and female births occurs by random chance or through an orderly regulatory mechanism.
Evaluated historical demographic and birth registry records tracking male and female births over successive years.
Demonstrated persistent consistency and near parity in the observed ratio between male and female births over time.
Concluded that the perpetual equilibrium between the sexes significantly deviates from pure chance, serving as an argument for deliberate natural design.

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John Arbuthnot studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1f30e2e800cc4eef5542e0 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1710.0011

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Demographic analysis demonstrates an exact balance between male and female births in human populations, suggesting an underlying non-random regulatory mechanism.

II. An argument for divine providence, taken from the constant regularity observ'd in the births of both sexes. By Dr. John Arbuthnott, Physitian in Ordinary to Her Majesty, and Fellow of the College of Physitians and the Royal Society

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II. An argument for divine providence, taken from the constant regularity observ'd in the births of both sexes. By Dr. John Arbuthnott, Physitian in Ordinary to Her Majesty, and Fellow of the College of Physitians and the Royal Society

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