This has been my point of view in recent years as well. I guess it’s considered quite cynical, but I find it downright REALISTIC. I don’t know, maybe I’m selfish, but I see no need for there to be yet ANOTHER one of us stuck in traffic, draining resources, using up tax-payers’ money, etc. At least not until all the orphans have been adopted FIRST, and the population has decreased to a more sustainable level. As a sidenote, I’ve found it quite useful to claim the existence of homosexuality as one of God’s/nature’s excuses for “population control”. I say, “If all 100% of us were meant to procreate, there’d be no room left on this planet for everyone. Just TRY to imagine our already-flailing economy (never mind those majority of countries who are even WORSE off!) if every single couple bred 2 or more children…” People tend to stop arguing with me once I take it to THAT level. Hah.

If all that extra population was more like you, Ms. Lily, I think it would be easier to put up with! Alas, not so. One thing that scientists have discovered about the rising population is that as human populations overrun their habitat and deplete resources, their average IQ drops as a population increases. (One estimate says the Global IQ will drop a full five points from 1950 to 2050.) And BTW, according to Leah Garchik of the SF Chronicle, the current campaign to contribute to Planned Parenthood in Gov. Palen’s name has raised over $750,000 for the organization, many of whom are first-time members.

Lily, I stand more firmly on a parent having the time, energy and mental fortitude to raise good citizens for the rest of us (which is what I said to Whoopi). And that includes teaching each of your children to respect and protect the planet and all the its inhabitants. (And, hey, let’s look into that blasting waste to burn on the sun’s surface. We waste at least as much trying to bail out crooked bankers.)

BTW, OMF, love the hat!

” … or maybe shoot the waste into the sun and vaporize it.” Can we do this with the politicians in Washington as well?

Ahhh Serena good call! Send those cockroaches to a nice campfire! Sorry, got caught up in the moment..Lily, great point about our population crises - Even out here in the middle of the Mojave desert, there was an increase of population when I first moved here 6 years ago, we were about 24k then -and now- we are about 45k people. main reason for this is it’s cheaper living. That’s why I moved here, couldn’t afford living Los Angeles anymore. Also, I think the reason that some species (including gays) mate with the same sex to slow down the reproduction process. We are still likely to still have kids but not as many as 6 to12 kids like my large family has. Plus, most gay couples adopt because there are so many kids right now that are parent-less and/or lack the safety and security because for reasons like drug abuse and mental disorders has formed within the families. This may be the one of reasons why other I.Q.’s are getting worse - Last point I want to make is that people say that gays have an agenda? I say, yeah, it’s to clean up your messes and to help make this planet a better place” Anyways, that my 2 cents.