Doly wrote:backstop wrote:But until we stop consuming so much more than our share, and impoverishing IIIW people in the process,
why should they forgo the security of having as many grandchildren as possible ?
I hate that philosophy. Why should anybody do anything to improve our global situation, if other people aren't doing their share? That's the way we all go to hell. Don't blame exponential growth or lack of foresight for our problems, what really dooms us is exactly that attitude. "I can see there's a problem, but my neighbour is not doing anything, so I won't do anything either."
I think you need to read backstop's post once more. Because of our wanton consumption and the resultant impoverishment of the 3rd world in the process, in order to have our "social security" they have elected to have numerous off-spring to take care of them in their old age.
It is not an attitude, it is often a cultural necessity born of the inequity in the world.