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TheMastersNemesis

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 02:27 AM Sep 2017

Considered Bumper Sticker - "Save The Planet - Get Fixed". But Realized --------- [View all]

I would get run over by a truck, get shot at, get the finger continuously, have my car keyed, et al. The problem is that the planet is grossly over populated with 7 billion plus and counting. And we hear that there will be 9 billion plus by maybe 2050.

All the turmoil and people desperately migrating to hopefully a better place is a good sign that something is amiss. Yet the religions of the world preach that God will provide. Well he is not providing now as we can see. And the planet's environment is degrading by the day.

Excess population is one cause of climate change. And we see the wrath of Mother Nature revealing itself. And we see other problems cropping up like widespread pollution, loss of biodiverse habitat the we depend on et al. Unless we get sustainable growth I do not see how the earth stays viable in a decent way moving forward.

And it is not about being antifamily. It is about common sense that one should not have all the children they can possibly have. The idea of a full quiver being a good idea seems absurd under the circumstances.

It is a tremendous thing to create new life. Yet being able to provide for that life in a adequate way is really important. Look at all the children who have been abandoned on this planet at this point.

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Right on. Kath2 Sep 2017 #1
Never had kids. Comatose Sphagetti Sep 2017 #2
Neither Did I. My Motto - "No Kids, No Debt, No Regret". Feel Tbe Sme Way. TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 #10
Yep localroger Sep 2017 #11
I like the acronym THINKER Best_man23 Sep 2017 #17
Never wanted kids here csziggy Sep 2017 #19
Overpopulation IS the cause of climate change. roamer65 Sep 2017 #3
Please don't let them come up here. raven mad Sep 2017 #7
A pandemic of some kind might make a dent TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #30
The good news is that the total number of births per year GeoWilliam750 Sep 2017 #4
Last week had someone tell me... Duppers Sep 2017 #5
Well................. raven mad Sep 2017 #6
Dang!! Duppers Sep 2017 #14
No, no. No no no. Have kids. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #8
There are plenty of refugees in the world. There's no need to make more people here in the U.S.A.. hunter Sep 2017 #21
You're making my case sharedvalues Sep 2017 #23
Japan would be fine if they weren't so damned xenophobic. hunter Sep 2017 #26
Paul Krugman: the US needs more kids sharedvalues Sep 2017 #9
Sure Krugman understands climate science Duppers Sep 2017 #18
I am a climate scientist. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #20
Good point about the GOP's growth. Duppers Sep 2017 #29
Transportation / gasoline is huge sharedvalues Sep 2017 #33
Do we really need more kids if there will be fewer jobs? TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #31
Yes. Talent economy. Someone will need to program the tech. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #32
Nope, we don't need them. roamer65 Sep 2017 #35
The Church for you! HAB911 Sep 2017 #12
Ah, see the reception here. Duppers Sep 2017 #13
I Do Not Believe We Are Necessarily Dead Yet. TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 #15
Lots of other dangers, like nukes sharedvalues Sep 2017 #24
We're getting better, although this example is simply anecdotal. Aristus Sep 2017 #16
That's the reason we face economic hardship sharedvalues Sep 2017 #22
As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived (LAT) dalton99a Sep 2017 #25
Bears and boars buy beers at bars and board barges bound for Borneo Orrex Sep 2017 #27
When and if we get old we then hope we will all be able to care for ourselves nolabels Sep 2017 #28
Here's the biggest reason why the US birth rate is declining. roamer65 Sep 2017 #34
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