
Originally Posted by
RMK711
The thread is just idiotic, I don't even know where to begin. Poverty has many causes, so of course overpopulation by itself isn't THE cause of poverty, as if it were the only factor that causes it.
But simple math dictates that it is a major contributor to poverty. As an earlier post suggested, it is a simple maths game. Every family only has 2 income earners AT MOST, and some only have 1 income earner and such income has to be divided equally amongst the offspring. Naturally, a family with fewer offspring will be able to dedicate more resources towards the child's education and development.
And it isn't even just about money. Any parent can tell you that a child demands a lot of your free time. There are only 24 hours of the day, no matter how hard the Catholic church tries to make it appear that we miraculously have more. Most of that time is spent sleeping and working. The little time left over, is left for spending time with the kids. If you have more kids, you have even less time to dedicate to each one of them.
It is a numbers game and it boggles the mind how something so simple, basic and common sensical can escape the religious fanatic's mind. Does fanaticism cause mental retardation?