Michellebell wrote:
Mountaineer wrote:
Michellebell wrote:
<snip> We are as a culture moving toward celebrating homosexuality. It's all over our media and seen as almost an elite club to me. I don't believe homosexuals should have equal rights to adoption as much as committed married heterosexual couples. Intolerant? Yes, and maybe I'm wrong. But as of right now that is my opinion. <end snip>
Michellebell,
Eugenics is no longer popular like it was in the early 1900s; it seemed to reach its peak in Nazi Germany but may be making a comeback via assisted reproductive technology. Those who are concerned about over populating the planet (typically those more liberal in their thoughts and actions, e.g. the media, e.g. acedemia) need something to replace eugenics (an aim of which was to create smarter peope who will save us) without the stigma of the word eugenics. It appears they have chosen to make abortion and homosexuality glamorous as the current strategy to save us (via limiting successful births) from ourselves. You may wish to counsel your sister about other possibilities for her chosen lifestyle and help her see how she is likely being manipulated by pop culture. All my opinion.
... M
Mountaineer, this concept was always something I kind of wondered but had never heard anyone actually say it. Obviously you are opposed to these cultural changes. What do you suppose is our best solution to our overpopulation and overconsumption problems?
(Sorry if it's a loaded question. bTW I have three kids and want four, but I justify it by noticing that most kids today are born to the more poor population and so many are out of wedlock, I feel like I'm doing good by having children in a stable environment - I know it's not the most logical and probably just a way of feeling better about selfishly wanting a big family).
I'm going to give you a faith based answer. If you have only faith in the things of this world - that which you can see, smell, taste, hear, touch, and prove - I agree overpopulation and overconsumption is scary, right up there with being annihilated by a nuclear bomb, a financial crisis, an uncontrollable virus, or plague (pick your fear that you wish to spend a lot of time wringing hands over). If, on the other hand, your faith is based on the Word of the triune God, whatever happens in this world is of only a fleeting consequence even if terrible suffering is one of those happenings. Scripture does not promise a temporal life of happiness, it is quite the opposite. Believing in the promises of Jesus brings one hope and joy, no matter how bad the present situation may be or may become. In my opinion, there is a huge gulf between joy and happiness. A child brings joy, even though it may be the source of much unhappiness. Do I seek unhappiness? Of course not. Do I expect unhappiness? You bet. Do I think we should use our God given brains to better mankind, that is, help my neighbor? Of course. Do I think man is capable of solving all problems before him? Absolutely not. My God given reason looks at the mess the world is in. Every time we make a step forward, there is always another mountain in front of us that was previously unseen - for example, we invented antibiotics. A few decades later, antibiotic resistance is becoming widespread. We discovered how to do heart transplants. People still die from them. We invented cars, trains, planes and a huge transportation system. People do not follow the civil laws and die. We have not figured out how to stop traffic deaths and plane crashes. I think you can see hundreds or thousands of examples of this. The ultimate example is "we die" a physical death. So, having said all this, feel free to have as many children as you can support and ignore the naysayers who have a knack for telling others how "they" should live. If you have faith in Jesus, it will be more people to live eternally with God. Death has been defeated. Thanks be to God!
... M
DNA has its own language (code), and language requires intelligence. There is no known mechanism by which matter can give birth to information, let alone language. It is unreasonable to believe the world could have happened by chance.