Monday, August 6, 2007

Too many kids

Recently I read about a family who just had their 17th child. They are the Duggar family and you can check out their website. I don't fancy myself a judgmental person, nor am I a fan of the government interfering in people's personal lives. In this case it seems the Duggar's have not been shy about sharing their own beliefs and philosophies, so I don't feel too bad commenting on their life choices. As our country/world grapples with global warming and other environmental catastrophes it seems incredibly irresponsible to have 17 children. While it seems seldom talked about, over population is probably the preeminent cause of our environmental problems. I don't advocate any sort of legal recourse, but simply wish people would practice personal responsibility in their lives. We can reduce, reuse, and recycle to a fault, but as long as our planet continues to be overpopulated we won't begin to address the real problems we face. Seriously, check out the website...Nuuuutty.

2 comments:

Wren said...

When I heard this story recently, I had the exact same reaction.

This is Bob Barker saying help control the human population: tell your local baby machine to always be on top. (Women don't get pregnant that way, right?)

David said...

Well said.