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Well... If you look at the total population count then this statement might seem ignorant. However I read a study that suggested places like the UK will be in trouble soon. The article states that women are waiting until later in their life to have children, late 30's and sometimes 40's. This is going to create a huge generation gap in the society. The gap will need to be filled with people moving into the area from other nations. There are also similar studies in the US. We are getting to the point where there might be more people that do not have kids, then one's that do. It probably won't affect you and I, but in the generations to come there might be a problem. Not that I agree with everything, if anything, the pope says. Just thought I would talk about the reason why having more babies would be good, instead of just demanding it. - Drew
afinnell wrote: It probably won't affect you and I I think it will affect us. Where`s the state going to get the money to pay for our pensions if the young - working population is too small. Measures will need to be taken: or taxes will be raised drammatically or pensions will drop considerably or age in which you are eligible for pension will be set much higher most likely a combination of all of the above... or we start breeding like rabbits on a diet of Viagra and make sure there are enough young people to care for us :-D ;P
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Trollslayer wrote: tells those who are struggling to survive to increase their burden... That's reading a bit into it, don't you think? :suss:
Maybe the pope should have done some more reading into it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Colib and WebTwoZero. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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Hmm... someone who is celibate and never wants for anything tells those who are struggling to survive to increase their burden... The tigress is here :-D
Somehow I knew that I could count on you to provide a logical counterpoint to this touchy subject.:-D Thanks! That's just what this overcrowded world needs - more illiterate illegal immigrants who breed like rabbits and follow a faith that encourages more irresponsible breeding. Thanks, loads! I have no problem with the idea, really, so long as all new converts are required to learn Italian and make a pilgrimage to Vatican City at least once before they have children. Hopefully they'll all decide to settle there and leave the rest of us to live in peace without the burden of educating them and providing free health care that legal citizens can't get. X| "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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Pope Benedict XVI told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates. What an idiot. (Sorry, there just isn't any polite way of expressing myself regarding this) Marc My website
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Well, the Pope is clueless. What else is new? At least the Catholics will be able to get laid a little more. "People who never make mistakes, never do anything." My Blog
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and multiply.[^] Pope Benedict XVI told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates. :rolleyes: Lets see, population of earth 6,463,669,319 and increasing at a rate of over 6 million per month. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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afinnell wrote: It probably won't affect you and I, but in the generations to come there might be a problem. Why would this be a problem? Ease burdoned infrastructures, lower water consumption (which is so high above water cycle rations that we are all running out of water), we might be able to feed the people we have, etc. There are some good reasons to reduce rather than grow. I don't see reducing the number of generations in a lifetime as a problem, but a benefit. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Where's the money for supporting all the retirees supposed to come from? When the programs were first put into practice there were dozens or hundreds of workers/retiree, it's now in the low single digits with some projections showing wage earners slipping into the minority in the coming decades. This is a major problem in the US, Western Europe, and IIRC Japan.
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Boy, that'd be a fun one. Us Jews just can't wait for another Jihad or Crusade, we're always treated so royally when those things come around! ;)
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At least the Catholics will be able to get laid a little more. yes, but the true catholic way.. whitout any fun and with you cloth s on, otherwise it's immoral. http://lbloom.net/okvgspleasure.html[^] Denevers
LOL, I didn't even think about that. "People who never make mistakes, never do anything." My Blog
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and multiply.[^] Pope Benedict XVI told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates. :rolleyes: Lets see, population of earth 6,463,669,319 and increasing at a rate of over 6 million per month. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
Sure...that's all we need. More people viruses and candidates for the Darwin awards. Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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Boy, that'd be a fun one. Us Jews just can't wait for another Jihad or Crusade, we're always treated so royally when those things come around! ;)
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Ahh, but they were only trying to protect you from those pesky Mohammedans[^] ;) Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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Pope Benedict XVI told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates. What an idiot. (Sorry, there just isn't any polite way of expressing myself regarding this) Marc My website
Latest Articles: Object Comparer String HelpersMarc Clifton wrote: What an idiot. Let's just say that he is a little shy of being smart.:-> Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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Where's the money for supporting all the retirees supposed to come from? When the programs were first put into practice there were dozens or hundreds of workers/retiree, it's now in the low single digits with some projections showing wage earners slipping into the minority in the coming decades. This is a major problem in the US, Western Europe, and IIRC Japan.
dan neely wrote: Where's the money for supporting all the retirees supposed to come from? Therefore, we MUST produce more young to support the elderly? do you see a problem here? I feel like we are paying credit cards with other credit cards? I am neither conservative nor liberal, but even I have a problem with saying that we MUST give birth to more children every generation to support our current way of life. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I think that show would've been in poor taste with the recent death of John Paul II.
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I have two comments on that. (a) I don't think it's supposed to be in particularly good taste. :) (b) If the BBC had got their finger out, they would have shown it before he died. All the Best Julian
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Ahh, but they were only trying to protect you from those pesky Mohammedans[^] ;) Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
How thoughtful! ;)
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and multiply.[^] Pope Benedict XVI told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates. :rolleyes: Lets see, population of earth 6,463,669,319 and increasing at a rate of over 6 million per month. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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