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Environment & Energy

stuntcat

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14. Why do people purposefully give the next 90+ years to their babies?

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #13)

Mon May 21, 2012, 02:54 PM

May 2012

It horrifies me. My neighbors are all doing it, even the educated ones. The woman to my left works for Sierra club, but she's got two toddlers now and a yard full of colorful petroleum toys.

Even if I didn't care what impact another human would make, there is still no way I'd wish the rest of this century on someone I care about, certainly not my own dear child.

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Population Is Popping: Why We Cover Our Ears and Eyes [View all] GliderGuider May 2012 OP

Religion dimbear May 2012 #1

Absolutely get the red out May 2012 #3

We need to find ways to raise consciousness of this issue. Real programs and ideas. Gregorian May 2012 #2

I didn't need an an anthropomorphic child. I had younger siblings. hunter May 2012 #20

I'd like to say religion but I know many young people who are not into religion but having kids. freshwest May 2012 #4

I grew up in an intelligent neighborhood. Almost none of my friends has children. Gregorian May 2012 #5

They're quite intelligent, and believe me, I've lived areas I wouldn't say that about. I don't know freshwest May 2012 #6

There are different kinds of intelligence. Gregorian May 2012 #8

I think there's something inherently optimistic in all life XemaSab May 2012 #7

Yes, but... GliderGuider May 2012 #9

Global fertility rate 2.46 / US 2.06 / Japan 1.21 / Libya 2.96 kristopher May 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider May 2012 #11

Global population is rising linearly by 75 million people per year. GliderGuider May 2012 #12

That doesn't really help understand or solve the problem GG. kristopher May 2012 #15

We know the population is rising by 75 M/year. That's true too. GliderGuider May 2012 #17

If you'll notice the course described has nothing to do with what you're saying. kristopher May 2012 #18

You must have an allergy GliderGuider May 2012 #19

There was a thread on this topic a few weeks ago CrispyQ May 2012 #13

Why do people purposefully give the next 90+ years to their babies? stuntcat May 2012 #14

IMO we are into the beginning of the bottleneck. GliderGuider May 2012 #16