Education plays an important role, but there are other factors as well. In my opinion, one of the most important factors is religion. Religious people are more likely to have multiple children and education levels doesn't make much difference in their case.

In my field, experience matters more than a master degree. The problem with masters degree (if you are doing it full time) is that it will cost you at least two years of your experience. In short, you need to put in a lot of time and effort and in the end you will have to contend with a reduced salary.

I had seen similar threads in 2013 December, when the exchange rates were around $1,000 per coin. Several users replied back then that the prices looks quite inflated. And at least initially they were right. During 2014-16, the exchange rates were constantly going down. But look at what happened in the end. Those who purchased their coins for $1,000 will be sitting on top of 1,000% profit now.

Have you ever heard about paper gold (Gold ETF)? It is considered as the digital version of gold. Similar to Bitcoin, Gold ETFs can be easily purchased or sold through stock exchanges. And the best part is that you can do all that sitting at your home. You just need an internet connection. I used to have ETF units until a couple of years back. Sold them when I faced a cash crunch.

If they commit serious crimes such as murder or rape, then they deserve something even more harsher than the death penalty. The problem with death penalty is that it is a very lenient form of punishment. All the suffering will be over in two or three minutes. But the victim of these criminals will be left to suffer for the rest of their lives.

Oh trust me, this had got me in to trouble a number of times. After getting drunk in front of my friends, I told things which got me in to quite a bit of trouble later. On paper, it is easy to say that we should not get drunk in front of friends. But when the occasion comes, we get careful and drink too much alcohol.

This is exactly what the Russians feel about Ukraine. And look how it turned out for them in the end. I just hope that the same won't be repeated in the case of Korea. Already South Korea has sided with the United States, allowing the latter to set up military bases on its soil. The Chinese have reasons to get aggrieved.

Here in India, I will not say that it has become a norm, but definitely premarital relationships are now quite common when compared to what we had a couple of decades back. In many cases, it is not even regarded as a taboo. If a girl and boy is in a serious relationship, then their parents also doesn't object them spending time together.

We are not standing in between! Let them do whatever they want, and I don't care. As I have made it clear in my previous posts, hardly anyone here is against the gay couples having sex in their bedrooms and other private places. But what is the point in asking the government to legally recognize their relationships?

In ideal case, everyone has to pay taxes, as they are using infrastructure such as roads and bridges. But the rich should pay a higher percentage in taxes as they can afford to do so. That is why countries such as the United States are having different slabs for income tax.

Civilians should be allowed to own guns for their own self-defense. Else all the criminals will be armed with guns and the civilians won't be able to defend themselves. But at the same time, the government must make sure that criminal minded people and mental patients don't have access to firearms.

There is not much that ordinary citizens can do about it. Here in India, some of the political parties even support terrorist organizations for their own short-term benefit. What can the ordinary civilians do in such cases? If we raise our voice, then we will be victimized.

Such relationships never works out. I have seen couples, where the male is much older than the female. In most of such cases, they get along pretty well. But in cases where the female is older than the male partner, there are always quarrels and disputes.

Nope. China hasn't changed their one-child policy to two-child policy. They have relaxed their one-child policy in cases where both the parents are the only children of their own parents. And they already have a two-child policy in the rural areas. The one-child policy is implemented only in the urban areas.

What do you suggest exactly? In order to make the perpetrator feel what the victim might have felt, it is necessary to rape him with a broomstick or an iron rod. But that sort of punishment will be frowned upon by the human rights organizations, who are always concerned about the welfare of the criminals.

If you are an expert in coding or programming, then you may be having the option of working from home. The salary may be a tad lower, but then you can work from the comfort of your home. But that can't be said about the blue collar workers who don't have any skills other than their labor. How can a mason or a plumber work from his home?

I am also not biased against homosexuals. Some of my friends are openly gay. I am quite tolerant about their behavior, as I don't want to interfere in their private lives. But then, that doesn't mean that I support gay marriage. Giving legal recognition to something un-natural is a wrong thing in my opinion. Why do they need legal recognition?

In India, the poorest states are the ones which are having highest birth rates. On the other hand, the states where the total fertility rate is below replacement level do have good living standards. For example, in the state of Bihar the fertility rate is 3.4 children per women. It is one of the poorest regions in India. On the other hand, states such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu have fertility rates of around 1.7 children per women, and they are very developed.

Nope.. Nowadays most of the individuals are getting married in their mid 30s. A good part of the biological peak will be over by that time and it will be foolish to abstain from sex during your teens and 20s. I am not saying that you should be promiscuous and have sex with whomever you want. But there is no harm in having sex with someone with whom you are in a relationship.

How you are going to differentiate Muslim terrorists from other Muslims? And most importantly, how are you going to draw the line between Muslims who support terrorism and those who don't? Even many of the "normal" Muslims support barbaric practices such as stoning of women and amputation of the limbs. Are you OK with their thinking?