> Maybe the author meant that having children don't make people happy He did not necessarily mean this, but necessarily did mean a weaker thing: Having childre

> Maybe the author meant that having children don't make people happy He did not necessarily mean this, but necessarily did mean a weaker thing: Having children does not make some people happier. Let me explain. > if the only reason to have children is to make oneself happier, rather than to fulfill a social or moral duty, a lot fewer people will have children. 1. (happy) ⊨ (children) 2. (happy) ∨ (duty) ⊨ (children) If (1) is the case rather than (2) being the case, then you can expect that (children) will be the consequence in fewer cases. You may disagree with the idea that a lot fewer people will have children, but he certainly said what you thought he possibly meant.