Worldwide birth control (yes/no)

Sure. But explaining would be the hardest if all that the article says is true. How do you change the rationale of the people in depressed, impoverished regions from ‘wanting more children, it makes sense to our lifestyle, we need children’s labor’ to the industrialized countries rationale ‘less kids means more time for career and money making’.

I’m still not quite sure, even till now, which choice you voted for, ArenDT.

I voted yes—there needs to be a worldwide birth control method.

We should stop having kids altogether instead of selfishly bringing them into a potential hell against their will.

Or atleast only allow competent potential-parents to breed. Give every female an implant upon birth that makes it impossible to breed until she (and whoever else will be primary caregiver in the child’s life) qualifies as “competent”. I would say having children is a much greater privilege/responsibility than driving a car (which requires a driver’s license, etc.)… it should take more education than a doctor goes through before one is considered competent to raise a child… teachers and parents should be well-compensated for their contributions to society… turning out intelligent young adults with good hearts.

Who cares if the earth’s population goes down (less is more) and if there are less people willing to do harder labor for cheaper pay… what a stupid reason to let people breed. As long as everyone has enough to be comfortable (rather than stashing large sums of money they’re never going to use – one example of the word “pointless”), quit whining… being an economic giant is not the meaning of life.

All of that said pretending I don’t actually think “the state” should stay out of family business, as long as no one is getting hurt directly by that family… like some sort of conspiracy to over-populate the earth and cause a whole bunch of consequences on purpose…

I think the best, least intrusive way, is to raise the public consciousness of the effects of over-population, of how it can negatively effect their child, their grandchildren, and so on… And also, to find alternative ways to solve the problems that some people try to solve by having more children…

I voted no. Population control on a world-wide basis won’t become politically of religiously viable until we’ve had a catastrophic die back caused by lack of resources. I wouldn’t venture a guess as to how long it will take for that to happen.

It would be wonderful if we could raise the awareness of the negative side effects of overpopulation, but memories are short and the night’s are long…

JT