Should we really be having kids?!?

This was a discussion started in my class. Do we really want to bring kids up in a world where we are all desensitized to rape, murder and assault. Why would u want to bring a kid up in a world of terrorism, racism and such seperations. Greebos hate chavs etc and i thoroughly believe not having kids is the best thing
what about you?

My view

I don't think everyone is becoming desensitized to those things. I think certain pockets are because of the kind of lifestyle they choose. I mean if a person lives in an area where this goes on then it becomes a way of life and more accepted.

I know that by reading magazines with stories of death and destruction it is possible to begin to believe that the whole world is like that and those things will happen to you but actually there is little chance that they will.

The larger the population the less chance there is of it happening to you I would have thought. With more targets there should be less chance of being the one hit.

Having no kids is not a solution but a step to decrease the crime for a period

I completely agree with the idea that no kind kids means world full of criminals. But ,I think in this population exploded world where the main reason of crime is the lack of facilties, we need to know the root of the problem rather than going superficial. Cut throat competiton, scarcity of food and opportunities is the main reason for spike in crime rates. So we have to deal with these problem first. Population is the main cause of this. So if we want to see the better world then manage this situation,though we will see the result after long time,but sure there going to be positive result

Someone has to, eventually...

Or in the next 100 years there will be no people!

Beyond that, if we believe that we have the ability to change the world with our actions and our ability to influence others, and to pass on our compassion, wisdom & humanity through our own children, we would want to do so. Maybe we or our children can change the world.

Otherwise, it there may only be those people who have lost their humanity, have been raised in ignorance and fed with hatred who will survive to shape our species culture.

On the flipside, they would be the only people living in it so a few 100 years and we would go *poof* as a species as well - spontaneously combused by a violent culture and ignorance.

Maybe some feel that is best for the earth... doesn't help humanity, though.

So being a biological 'dead end' may not actually do any good at all. Depends on if you are part of the problem, or part of the solution.

Change the world...

I think its now about changing the world. For so many years some great people have made a big impact to the world, sure they have made some changes, but what is it that they really change? Is it the way of living or our perceptions. I believe that instead of changing the world, people should just change on how they look at the world. It is too beautiful to be changed. Sometimes being human makes you strive to change the world, and the sometimes the results are not too positive. Also, I think the main problem with us people is that we always tend to be human. Sometimes we got to be more uplifted by our spirit to have different perception. so I do agree and I qoute "being a biological 'dead end' may not actually do any good at all. Depends on if you are part of the problem, or part of the solution."