To baby-make or not...the new question.

So my professor for Problems in Political Theory brought up the idea that "rational human beings will choose to stop the human race in its tracks by not reproducing" and I must say, he did have some logical points. First off, I am NOT a fan of babies. Give me kids four and up and it's all good, but all babies look the same to me--smashed in cone heads, beady eyes that bore into you. That's not to say I would never have a kid or two, just way,way,way in the future. And maybe not. After watching videos of birth, I just think it's disgusting; not a miracle. But when you think about it, the environment is rapidly degrading, the economy is sinking, China is taking over Earth...why would I want to bring a person into the world so they have to deal with toxic sludge and toy recalls? And wouldn't the world be better off with less people anyways? If an asteroid came and obliterated the human race, the environment would survive. My professor mentioned that a certain philosopher, who was a man named Michelle..., was actually contemplating how to bring about a global catastrophe to destroy 4/5ths of the human race. I'm sure he wants to be on the list of those who survive (but maybe not because he's a philosopher), but who lives and who dies? Is it survival of the fittest, smartest, or prettiest? Wouldn't it be better off for every other form of life if we all just died off? Well, maybe not our doggies and kittens, but they'd die soon after. China is attempting to limit births, but somehow, this is causing bigger problems. Are we headed toward the kind of world Huxley imagined? Do I want to be around to find out? Do I want my unborn zygotes to?

H.