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It's misguided in the sense that people in developing countries that don't have the leisure time to ponder the future of the Earth will be having kids, regardle
by JohnWhigham 5y ago
It's misguided in the sense that people in developing countries that don't have the leisure time to ponder the future of the Earth will be having kids, regardless of whether you do or not. If you want to go ahead and not perform your one biological imperative because you think you're saving the planet, that's your prerogative. But don't think it's going to make a tangible difference.
- giantg2 5y agoWho said anything about developing countries? The developed countries have the largest impact on a per capita basis, and thus the larger difference for an individual choice. "If you want to go ahead and not perform your one biological imperative" It seems you are implying that we should follow our biological imperatives without question, and that there is only one. There are several biological imperatives. If we follow them without question then we risk things like war (territorialism), rape (reproduction), etc. Its only because we question these imperatives that we are able to place restraints on them. Also, I don't think I'll save the planet by not having a bunch of kids. But at least by not having them I wont be bringing them into a life of pain and suffering.