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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fires in California
[b]The ocean was recently on fire 
Hottest summers on record each year for the past decade
Methane leak from the thawing permafrost in Siberia
Dengue and other diseases are creeping north
1/3 of amphibians will be extinct in our lifetimes
Increasing droughts worldwide 
I could go on and on[/b][/quote]

Wow. You need help. [/quote]

[b]Nope, you need need a reality check about overpopulation.[/b][/quote]
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I have 2 kids and came here to basically write this. I love kids and am not some childfree curmudgeon. However, there's a fine line between enough and too many. I cringe at the amount of "stuff" generated by my kids, and that's with a concerted effort to reduce consumption and reuse as much as possible. Think about the kind of world your 4+ kids will inherit.[/quote]

Eh, I also stopped at two, but fertility rates are dropping around the world. The US fertility rate is at its lowest level ever, for a variety of reasons. It would make a bigger difference if affluent people stopped flying for the rest of their lives and started growing their own food, but few are willing to do that. It's much easier to point fingers at families with four children and claim they're the problem. [/quote]

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