OK....good points on all sides. Keep 'em coming! This is great food for thought, and I find myself horror-stricken by the fact that Ustwo is making sense to me!
But then, so is Analog. You guys are just carrying out externally the argument I'm having with myself.
While we're at it, add these to the list of thoughts I'm spewing:
Another (good? bad?) reason not to have a kid:
- overpopulation and environmental destruction. We don't need more people on the planet, its resources are taxed enough as is, and another American kid is just going to add to the rampant consumption of resources.
Another (good? bad?) reason to have a kid:
- The thought of NOT doing it, of missing that particular opportunity to grow and to have that sweet experience, makes me very sad.
Thoughts? Particularly on the ethics of having a child in an already overpopulated world.