Steve Smith wrote at 08/07/2013 06:47 PM:
My daughters perceive that reproducing is categorically risky to their legacy (kind of a paradox?)... While I think this kind of thinking has it's own risks, I can't provide a legitimate counter-argument.
I sympathize completely. While I'm still skeptical of the argument that human biological evolution has mostly been replaced by social evolution, I've fully adopted (ha!) the principle. And while I'm happy I to be a member of the Bastard Nation, there are issues with adoption. The individualist predisposition of a very large subset of ... [ahem] ... "parents" is regressive on a planet supporting our population density. One-on-one legal custody is an impediment to our evolution into something more like a biofilm. Absent an apocalyptic event to drastically reduce our density, the more appropriate path is to help raise others' children. That can include anything from raising funds for girl scouts to tutoring at your local primary school to producing really cheap laptops. -- ⇒⇐ glen e. p. ropella And their lust shall build a world
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