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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:03 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm)Pandæmonium Wrote: (August 5, 2015 at 10:59 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Not having kids/not liking kids seems to be an Atheist thing.
I've never met a group of people so anti kids lol. Interesting. I wonder why that is?
I wouldn't necessarily say it's an 'atheist' thing. Looking at the bigger picture is a trait of *some* (certainly not all) skeptics and non-believers, so maybe this falls into that category.
I also want to iterate I am not 'anti-kids' where I want to literally remove children. Rather I am anti-reproduction where I do not want the kids in the first place. Again, others are totally welcome to their children, it's none of my business what they do with them. Just don't expect me to like them the same way they do. Small humans are not my cup of tea. Small animals though, totally cute.
By saying "anti kids" I just meant don't like them don't want them.
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:05 pm
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(August 5, 2015 at 10:59 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Not having kids/not liking kids seems to be an Atheist thing.
I've never met a group of people so anti kids lol. Interesting. I wonder why that is?
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:08 pm
10-4 on that. I'd agree with your description (of me) then. I also totally understand the evolutionary *urge*, especially in women, to want to make more humans, and that a hormonal spike can and usually does kick in. I'm nearly 30 now however and have never had that urge, since the age of 14/15 or so I've always questioned my need to ever want children, and my conclusion hasn't changed.
Cute bunnies and doggies though. I could cuddle and play with them all day long ^_^
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:10 pm
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2015 at 12:12 pm by robvalue.)
I wonder if there's a correlation between sceptics and being anti-kids because sceptics tend to think very deeply and explore all angles, so may find more reasons to not have them. Just a thought. I don't even know if there actually is a correlation.
Some people (not saying people on this forum) seem to put no thought at all into it. My own mother admitted she "doesn't know" why she had children.
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:14 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 10:59 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Not having kids/not liking kids seems to be an Atheist thing.
I've never met a group of people so anti kids lol. Interesting. I wonder why that is?
Atheism positively correlates with education level.
Number of children negatively correlates with education level.
That a very broad-strokes possible answer for you.
(If you want to go farther and talk about liking children rather than just having them, we could start speculatin' all wild and loose and throw in
Personal education correlates positively with family members' educations (via moderating things like family wealth and history).
Positive attitude towards children correlates positively with number of children in your family (which correlates negatively with family education).
I don't actually propose this as more than a possible way to think about it, but, meh.)
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:17 pm
My husband and I are currently trying to have kids. Now I'm wondering whether I should make a celebratory announcement here when/if I get pregnant lol.
^The fact that I even have to "wonder" about sharing news that pretty much anywhere else would be cause for celebration, definitely tells me there is a correlation between atheism and being anti kids.
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:19 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 12:17 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: My husband and I are currently trying to have kids. Now I'm wondering whether I should make a celebratory announcement here when/if I get pregnant lol.
^The fact that I even have to "wonder" about sharing news that pretty much anywhere else would be cause for celebration, definitely tells me there is a correlation between atheism and being anti kids.
Well if/when you do make that announcement I will happily congratulate you!
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:19 pm
*Bang*
Haha, got another one! Little bastard!
Sorry, what were we talking about?
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 12:20 pm
Back when they used to ask "Smoking or non-smoking" in restaurants my wife and I would always answer "no kids."
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RE: Overpopulation
August 5, 2015 at 1:05 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 12:17 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: My husband and I are currently trying to have kids.
Well that is the fun part, so congratulations for trying.
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