Is procreation really necessary?

[DeathAngel]

Procreation is necessary for the human race to continue. Without people having children we would eventually cease to exist. Having children is a gift, two people who decide to have children are able to be loving parents & they deserve to have that gift. It is not their problem to worry about providing for other peoples kids.

[tomos81]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

Of course there is, but it will be most applicable to developed countries. Because the more aware the citizens of the country are, the more caring the children are and the parents take care of the children. But I live in a place where there are cities all around and there are thousands of street children roaming around in this city, not even their parents are looking to take care of them. Some are born in insane asylums and some children whose parents die in accidents roam the streets. They never even got the light of education due to which they are uneducated and drag the next generation again. Such a situation can be solved only in developed countries and only if every child is educated then such barriers can be removed.

[Hallroom]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

Of course there is, but it will be most applicable to developed countries. Because the more aware the citizens of the country are, the more caring the children are and the parents take care of the children. But I live in a place where there are cities all around and there are thousands of street children roaming around in this city, not even their parents are looking to take care of them. Some are born in insane asylums and some children whose parents die in accidents roam the streets. They never even got the light of education due to which they are uneducated and drag the next generation again. Such a situation can be solved only in developed countries and only if every child is educated then such barriers can be removed.

It will never be possible to suddenly change the unfortunate children without parents.  At present they roam the streets for want of stomach and food, and if they have a little money they eat and indulge in various intoxicants. The target in their lives ends here because the poor boys who are already addicted to drugs can never be suddenly cured. Because only developed countries have the most number of such bad boys, and society cannot accept them. Because we are all arrogant and never ready to serve someone who is sick due to which the number of such unfortunate children is increasing in the world today.

[Freeesta]

And on the subject of climate change, Procreation in humans is not necessary for
the world and the natural world, if we stopped reproducing the natural world would only
flourish and thrive!

Basically am not saying that procreation should be discarded totally but just a way to reduce the world population and vulnerable children in the society I know that mankind is meant to reproduce their kind but since the world economy is still in a deplorable state now requires birth control, or stop procreation for now till when everything returns back to normalcy that is if it will because with the way things are going across the globe things may get worst than this.

Do you think that you have the right to decide how many people are needed to live on our planet? How did you calculate this figure? and where to put the people who will be “superfluous” now? It is very interesting that rulers who wondered such thoughts ended their activities very poorly. And I still don’t understand how you can determine a person’s purpose. Perhaps he was born for a great purpose, and we simply did not allow him to be born, we thought that he had no place among us...is that true?

[Ever-young]

Even the bible says, go into the world and multiply, for he to say that, he knows that procreation is necessary but most people are really abusing it and funny enough, people who are actually abusing this statement is the people who can't really take care of the family or people whose salary is not enough and this will make them to stress themselves in order to put food on their table and we know that stress causes a lot of thing's like death, sickness, even makes some one looks older than their real age and because of cases like this, that is why our scientist produce drugs for the use of birth control etc.

[oktana]

It isn’t easy to adopt children. I’m not just talking about the procedure but having someone who isn’t related to you in anyway. For some, they don’t mind. And for most, they don’t really like it. However, the simple solution is family planning. I don’t know if we humans don’t see the importance of family planning, but it important to know how many kids you want, and make provisions for them even before they are born. There shouldn’t be no rush. It’s best to use 3 years to prepare and then birth the child than to birth them in the first year and then struggle to raise them.

[Jerrycrypto2024]

Op procreation is necessary but is good to be control my government but I will say it very difficult to control even in a nation like ours where many different culture exist that prohibited such control, for me I think once there is established laws to such control it will be followed, many of our cities are filled up with orphans and all sort of homeless being looking for help, even the government can't solve there problem this is as a result of over population.

Though government is trying to initiate the so called family planing but it's not effective because of religion beliefs of not being good to prevent production or birth given but if there is law it will be adopted rightly, procreation is very important but it should be within a controllable situation, example one man will bear 29 children's, it's very unwise I remember in time past were China did birth control many developed nations did because of this sort of situation of many helpless people in the society and Nation.

[BADecker]

Is procreation really necessary?


With all the attempted procreation - sexual intercourse - going on, I would guess that some people think it necessary.

[SmartCharpa]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

Op if you think that procreation is wrong, then I believe we should avoid having partners in our life. Wait would you be able to ask your partner this same question? I don't think that kind of decision will be considered because everyone hopes to be a parent someday. The orphans are not as suffering as you think, I don't know about your country, but in mine, wealthy people donate to the orphanage every year, so they are not hungry. However, I think this topic did not go directly, I think you should explain that many orphanages are in need, suffering on the street to get what they can eat, and many people are still giving birth to as many children as they want, and that we must practice family planning because if we are no more tomorrow, who will take care of our children?

Will you take care of someone's child that you do not know about their parents? To me, that can't be possible. How can some people decide not to reproduce? All they can think of is adopting a child, that doesn't seem cool to me, except that God does not bless them with a child and they choose to adopt one. However, someone who is capable of giving birth should not consider adopting a child. Even if you, as parents will not not take care of him as the child you give birth to, things will be different. Op reproduction does not begin with our generation and will not end here, we will continue with it.

[Ever-young]

Procreation is necessary for the continuation of the human race but unfortunately
it is not selective, anyone and everyone who is capable can have children. Gen Z'ers
thinking is that there is no point bringing babies into the world, they dont have a positive
outlook with climate change and the rising cost of housing.

And on the subject of climate change, Procreation in humans is not necessary for
the world and the natural world, if we stopped reproducing the natural world would only
flourish and thrive!

You are correct but procreation is just to fulfill the scripture and can also serve as help to us and to the society if brought up properly, although not to have more than 2 or 3 due to hight cost of things like housing just as you mentioned, even foods, clothing etc, life is becoming tougher for people to get along with and this can only be harder for us even we are not doing anything about it, that is getting ourselves employ either working for someone or by self employed through the means of acquiring skills, so that they won't suffer or finding it difficult to give them the necessary care.

[HajiBagi]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

Smile , I don’t even know what to say about this post because it looks like you didn’t sit down and think about this post very much, go to an orphanage to adopt? I don’t think that is a good idea for anyone, no one prays to adopt a child to raise, can you also adopt a child after you get married? If you can then that’s your choice, we are all born through our parents and also pray to give birth the same way our parents did to have us, have you ever seen where a married couple went to church, mosque and other religious rituals just to have a child? Giving birth to your child is the best thing that everyone is praying for and you will see that many marriages have ended all in the name of no child.

Talking about orphans, they are also given birth by someone but it’s a condition or let me say god wishes that make them orphans, the only thing that can help the orphans is the government and those who don’t have a child and go to adopt, I don’t think you are getting my point but you can try it after you get married and don’t plan to have a child maybe your marriage will last long, I did not say this to make you feel somehow but just to make you understand what it means to have a child.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Procreation is necessary for the human race to continue. Without people having children we would eventually cease to exist.

Does it means that the world will not come to an end someday and people will no longer give birth anymore? Because if we keep thinking about continuation of human race that means we are also saying that the world will be without end.

Don't forget that any child you adopt from the society will surely remember his parents when they grow old, and they will value their parents than you that adopted them because blood is tinker than water, which you cannot convince them that you are their father or mother.

Yes it is natural for a child to grow up and want to know who their real parents are more especially the ones that have little knowledge about themselves before they were adopted but there is nothing wrong in a child identifying with their Real parents after you must have taken care of them and even if you have children and you are financially capable you can still adopt other children and take care of them. But there is still need to control birth in our society so that we don't end up having too many vulnerable children.

[Hispo]

Procreation is necessary for the human race to continue. Without people having children we would eventually cease to exist.

Does it means that the world will not come to an end someday and people will no longer give birth anymore? Because if we keep thinking about continuation of human race that means we are also saying that the world will be without end.

Ironically, the world and the mother nature as we know it would do even better if there were fewer human beings inhabiting this planet, the reasons are pretty much obvious at the point. The more human beings there are around, more resources are necessary to keep them all well fed, alive and living in humane conditions, as anyone should. Those resources are got through the exploitation of nature, mining, deforestation, oil drilling, the burning of fossil fuels, among others.
If the world population started to decrease through the years, it would be translated to the planet slowly beginning a process of healing and transformation to what it used to be before the first industrial revolution in Europe: Cleaner air, no global climate change, no smog, more fish in the oceans, you name it.

In the eyes of the planet and nature, humankind is some foreign agent which only caused disequilibrium and chaos to a system which used to be perfectly balanced and functioning. I am not saying I am advocating for the destruction of humankind, but we also need to be clear there are several points of views when comes to the number of human beings on this world and the consequences it can have on the rest of this rock we call home.

[Kelward]

Procreation is necessary and important, without it, the world's population will be declining and because of death that is inevitable, in the far future, the human race can go extinct. I believe that couples should give birth to the number of children that they can take care of, problems arises when partners choose to be irresponsible and have unprotected sex, and bring children into the world that they're not ready to take care of, and couples who think that having many children is an achievement, especially when they don't have the money to take care of many children. If poor people can have fewer children, then there won't more destitute children on the streets.

[Scarlett_23]

The balance of mankind or creation is maintained on earth through reproduction.  Reproduction is very important for the survival of humans or other animals.  But there is definitely a legitimate way to breed.  When parents desire a child in the world, parents have to fulfill many responsibilities till raising them.  Parents must be well-planned to bring children into the world and must be conscious enough to raise them.  Because due to lack of awareness many potential children can go down bad path.  Many others illegally have children for temporary happiness and later put them on the streets.  Those children put on the streets have to suffer indescribable pain.  They don't get to eat two meals, stay away from being human.  Even nobody wants to adopt them because they remain anonymous. Strong laws should be made against illegal breeding.  And if the financially poor people adopting the legal route have more than one child, if they want to adopt then those who do not have children can adopt.   I think adoption is a noble act.  And in order to carry out these great works, there needs to be some institution that will fulfill the responsibility of educating children in these ways.  Also those who are economically well off should also come forward.

[MissNonFall9]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

A very humane post you have written. Every man wants his descendants to live on earth. If you don't have children, you may no longer have the will to live as a human being, no matter what society or country you live in and no matter how many children you adopt. But nowadays people have become more aware so now they don't give birth unplanned except in some states. No matter where you or I live we can do whatever we can for those street children. At least we can give them literacy and show empathic behavior.

[JMBitcointernational]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

Procreation is quite necessary dear, @Cryptoprincess101, it is very true that things are very hard, and the society is filled with less privileged children who are helpless and have no one to take care of them or shelter them.

I don't really know your gender but from your username i guess you are woman and how will you feel if you are married, and you have no child to be called your own and when your husband insist of you giving him a child you will tell him that there are so many children in the street that you will prefer to adopt one child or two instead of giving birth to your own child. i guess with this the marriage will end the next day because one of the major reasons of marriage is for childbearing (procreation).

Adoption is quite nice to assist the less privileged ones in the society and also to help reduce the rate of poverty and crime in the society, but there is always need for reproduction because your blood is your own blood. there are virtually so many ways to help the less privileged children grow in the society, you can help establish NGO foundation only for the less privileged children in the society, you can build schools for orphans, you can be a regular visitor to motherless baby's home , you can also build mini estates for the less privileged children for their shelter and many more other things that you can do to assist them. But in all reproduction is inevitable.

[knowngunman]

It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

Procreation is very necessary in order to allow continuation of each family. Perhaps, we wouldn't have been here talking about this if this particular idea should be considered and the world would have long ended due to absence of people to continue with the generation. There's a different feeling raising your own children and raising an adopted child. If we are to start practicing this idea, it will create room for unnecessary and irresponsible procreation since these irresponsible parents already know that people out there will come to adopt them some days.

Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

There's no much we can do about it and it can't stop someone from having their child just because we have unkempt children out there. The little you can do as an individual is to support them with monetary or food items. Government and the rest of us have a role to play to stop or minimize this in our society by creating awareness and urge people to be a responsible parent or better still control their sexual urge if they are not capable to cater for the generation they are creating.

For the ones already on the street, government is in the best position to help them. I remember some years back in my country, government built schools strictly for the children roaming on the street with their feeding, clothing and shelter being taken care of by the government. I don't know if the program is still functioning but program like that is a good move to help these children and make them have a sense of belonging.

[coolcoinz]

Procreation is necessary for the human race to continue. Without people having children we would eventually cease to exist.

That must be one of these things on the mind of two people who decide to have children. Come on love, we have to make children because otherwise the human race will cease to exist.
When she's in labor the father stands beside her and whispers in her ear - be strong, you're pushing out the future of our planet. Do it for the world!

Is procreation really necessary?


Necessary or not, it's fun. Whoever put this whole thing together was so interested in having us procreate that, He made it to be extremely enjoyable... at least to attempt it.

You are a man obviously.

Do you think women don't enjoy these attempts?

[MissNonFall9]

Sometimes I do wonder what is the need for reproduction when there are so many kids suffering out there for survival, many are ophans, some have parents but their parents couldn't afford to take adequate care of them due to poverty and some are just helpless roaming round the streets without anyone to help them. It is really necessary to reproduce? instead of adopting some of this helpless children and take good care of them and make them to understand that life is not that difficult as they feel because most of this children grow up with the mentality that the society is unkind to them, they become unhappy and feel so inferior of themselves while growing up, some have mental issues due to the unfortunate situations they have found themselves.

 Is there a way to help this children grow and become better persons in the future instead of bringing more children to this world.

Procreation is quite necessary dear, @Cryptoprincess101, it is very true that things are very hard, and the society is filled with less privileged children who are helpless and have no one to take care of them or shelter them.

I don't really know your gender but from your username i guess you are woman and how will you feel if you are married, and you have no child to be called your own and when your husband insist of you giving him a child you will tell him that there are so many children in the street that you will prefer to adopt one child or two instead of giving birth to your own child. i guess with this the marriage will end the next day because one of the major reasons of marriage is for childbearing (procreation).

Adoption is quite nice to assist the less privileged ones in the society and also to help reduce the rate of poverty and crime in the society, but there is always need for reproduction because your blood is your own blood. there are virtually so many ways to help the less privileged children grow in the society, you can help establish NGO foundation only for the less privileged children in the society, you can build schools for orphans, you can be a regular visitor to motherless baby's home , you can also build mini estates for the less privileged children for their shelter and many more other things that you can do to assist them. But in all reproduction is inevitable.

The underlying truth that emerges from your statement is that ones blood is ones heir. Everything in the world can betray us but ones own blood or heritage will never do it or allow anything that harms you or me. And it is also true that humans marry to increase their progeny for reproduction. If there were no need for reproduction there are many couples who are unable to produce children and would not form another pair.