FX Winkler references the following: Parents are systematically more likely to think of the future of our planet > and our society, because their children and the prospect of further > generations of descendants give them a long-term stake in that future. > Childless people, in the knowledge that they are a Darwinian blind alley, > take a far more nihilistic, me-first attitude to the problems of the world. > The childlessness epidemic of the last twenty years has meant that this > selfishness has become unacceptably prevalent.
Cappy says: Show me a scientifically conducted survey that indicates that childless people are less likely to care about the future of the planet. Until you can do this, I call "bullshit" on this argument. And, agreeing with Cappy, I say: That is so much bull... I mean what - is he implying that people with kids care, and those without them don't? Got to be kidding. Might be the other way around at least sometimes. I have heard people say they care too much about kids to bring them in this world. Likewise, those who keep having them year after year, back to back, with no resources or support to raise them well. There's no sense in generalizing one way or the other. I mean, where does a person get off implying such unreasonable nonsense? M. M. Harvey ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
