Comments on: Stop Having Babies to Save the Planet

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:05:23 +0000

“ChildFREE” not “childLESS”

By: sharaj@UK Clothing Wholesalers

sharaj@UK Clothing Wholesalers — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:39:50 +0000

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By: Anne @ Family Planning

Anne @ Family Planning — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:44:10 +0000

The mice experiment is interesting, but I don’t think we’re on the verge of eating each other, and I don’t belive mental issues and homosexuality are anything to do with overcrowding. Mental issues seem far more common in the west than overcrowded areas of Asia. And human’s have always fought with each other.

I think the issue is one of providing education and contraception to ecourage sensible family planning. Encouraging people to have no children in some places won’t be a solution if the population keeps increasing in other areas of the world. Many (especially in Africa) would choose to have smaller families if the had better sex education and more access to contraception.

By: Sallie Cornwall

Sallie Cornwall — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:06:52 +0000

Whew! What an article and what comments we have right here! You have a point there, but not having babies at all is a no-no for me.. We still have another way of saving the world.. and a lot of options too! 1 baby in every family is enough or 2 perhaps but zero? Uhm well, not practical. Soon, we will die and its a fact so let’s not suffer our next generation to extinct (well, not really extinct but only few). Manpower is also the source of our living, unless robots would take charge someday (hope not). But anyway, i still gained some idea from your article. Thanks.

By: Wallace

Wallace — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:40:33 +0000

@24 ThinkingMind wrote:
“So I agree with Chief Surgeon. We should every one of us consider having no children or at the most one child.”

I too agree with Chief Surgeon, however, having no child would be better.

I would not want my child to have the burden of supporting an aging population.

I would not want my child to live in an overpopulated environment.

I would not want my child to experience famine.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:35:54 +0000

I completely agree with the view that human population reduction is essential… However, the Chief Surgeon of the Sussex Amateur Brain Surgery Club is a real life Walter Mitty if he thinks that the government (which is the natural enemy of our ideology) would ever give reduced tax rates to childless middle aged couples, or individuals who choose not to procreate. Decreases in birth rate will naturally harm any nation’s long term economic prosperity (doubly so in Britain where the poorest are also needed to reproduce in order to provide volunteers for the army); so looking to politicians to endorse our argument is clearly pointless.

Seeking to popularlize childlessness and singlehood – through Christianity and popular culture, would appear (to me at any rate) to be the only way of saving our planet and with it, our souls. Christianity is different from all other religions because it teaches that FAITH is what sustains mankind – not procreation!

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get pregnant quick — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:49:28 +0000

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By: saniya@humanrace

saniya@humanrace — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:01:38 +0000

i think stop having babies are not make sense, instead of having babies in early age couples should try or must plan there child or we can say that do family planning and give birth to maximum two child. and i agree with some of the points but some of them are not possible. good job keep doing

By: Herb Shallcross

Herb Shallcross — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:03:47 +0000

As usual, the point is being missed. People who enjoy prosperity generally control the size of their families. Prosperous nations are also the most productive. Prosperous nations are always the first to use pollution controls. Really practical alternative energy sources will be developed in rich nations because that is where the need is greatest. Poor people who hardly use any electric power will get a new head gasket for their old diesel generator rather than invest in the research and development to come up with something new.
Poverty is poisonous to human dignity. Proposing that people become poorer to help the environment is just stupid. Economic growth is vital, but it is not the only answer.
The worst examples of environmental degradation occur in countries with large, poor populations exploited by totalitarian governments. The People’s Republic of China is very prosperous, but her people are not, and her people have little control over the PRC’s economic and environmental decisions. The PRC has the largest carbon footprint of any nation in the world, and some of the most destructive environmental policies. Her people, on the other hand are becoming educated, and as Tienamin Square showed, economic security leads to the desire for political freedom. India effectively is an oligarchy, with a vast, poor, largely unrepresented population. Only different in degree from Western Europe in the 19th century. The growth of the middle class, however, is a very hopeful sign. If India continues it’s economic growth, they will eventually free most of their people from poverty and ignorance.
Representative government, which allows populations to recognise and pursue their own best interest is the solution. People who control their governments tend to have more responsible governments.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:47:06 +0000

I agree, stop having babies! I think 2-3 is fine, it’s hard work but still manageable.

Young girls should take this into consideration and not have any children until you are older than 25. Kids are hard work, they cost a lot of money and you have to take care of them(not just give them to your family to look after) properly.

I have 1 child and I am not having anymore, if you want a kid so bad, get a good job then adopt one! Don’t rely on government handouts or your family, like most of the useless mothers out there.