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Environment & Energy

kat3rinamarquez

(47 posts)

21. I don't think so

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 07:44 AM

Jul 2019

For us to stop climate change is to strictly discipline ourselves. Discipline in throwing our garbages, as well as stop cutting trees illegally and burning plastics these, are the activities that cause us to suffer climate change if we can stop these bad habits we can stop climate change. Having fewer children is not the answer to stop climate change. Even if you do have fewer kids but still you are doing the same routine to Mother nature, climate change will still be there.

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Want to fight climate change? Have fewer children. [View all] Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 OP

Bingo! nt The_jackalope Jul 2019 #1

done...gladly... dhill926 Jul 2019 #2

That's a random, unfocused, pointing of the finger. LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #3

Oh, I agree. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 #5

That's the "Idiocracy" syndrome. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #9

You assume that having children is a narcissistic act. LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #11

In a sense it is largely a narcissistic act. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #12

I didn't have my daughter to make the world a better place. When we found out she was coming, LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #13

I try not to lay it on children. They had no choice in the matter. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #18

And this is why we're royally screwed Boomer Jul 2019 #4

Yep. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 #7

Yes! rownesheck Jul 2019 #6

Nope, not doing it Kilgore Jul 2019 #8

And I rest my case. Boomer Jul 2019 #15

It comes down to how you view the world Kilgore Jul 2019 #16

"History shows we have experienced climate change before and survived." The_jackalope Jul 2019 #17

So if I accept this line of thinking... Kilgore Jul 2019 #19

Too bad. The_jackalope Jul 2019 #20

Remember your training in science and engineering muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #24

The fewer we have now The_jackalope Jul 2019 #10

One more reason why women deserve reproductive health care with access to birth control. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #14

I don't think so kat3rinamarquez Jul 2019 #21

Wow, looks like there will have to be a collapse before people voluntarily change Beringia Jul 2019 #22

Not having children is easily the single greatest sacrifice you can make for the environment Calculating Jul 2019 #23