Vicky: I did live in the UK once upon a time, and enjoy haggis, but that's doesn't exactly make me Scottish eh?
Hi. I am not a woman either, but I'm definitely happy to share. One thingy, Sex is fun, the outcome is children, there is no Evolutionary reason to have a biological urge as well. Biological Clocks ticking are a very recent sound...
I decided not to have children many many years ago, well before there was a VHEMT.
I was 8 years old (1962) and was told to "eat those vegetables since there were starving children in China".
I thought right then, and I still know it is correct, that if there are starving children ANYWHERE then there are too many children.
My training is in Archaeology and I know what life was like 20,000 years ago. What we are seeing today is only a reflection of our all too human nature, a relentless drive to OVERCOME natural limits. We've now reached the point where we've ALREADY OVERWHELMED nature's limits...and we're only beginning to see the results (more powerful Hurricanes, melted arctic ice, etc.)...
We're smart enough to Ruin the planet, but we're not wise enough to Run it.
I was married to a wonderful woman for 29 years and we managed to survive together without children. She agreed with me that she ought not have children, and, while her resolve wavered at times during our togetherness, today I'm certain she's extraordinarily thrilled she didn't procreate...
It is one of my most proud achievements, to keep myself and my mate sans kids...the best possible thing I did or could do for the environment.
The Old Testament suggests that God created the world for man. And, creation stopped at that point. This cultural meme is extraordinarily entrenched, but, when people step back and realize that evolution continues today, and sharks have had to evolve right alongside everything else to survive (new diseases, new proteins to digest (mammalian ones for example), so sharks are just as "evolved" as we are) it gives a new perspective.
We are not Evolution's Entree, we are the LEFTOVERS of evolution, those individuals that are 'lucky' enough to have survived natural limits.
Given today's outlook, it is immoral to have children, by anyone, anywhere, anywhen!
BTW, Les and I have discussed this: No One Has Ever Decided Not To Procreate Simply By Having Seen www.vhemt.org.
We all decided not to be parents well before finding out about the Yahoo group and/or the website.
So, a Promethean Task, to convince all and every not to have children.
Thanks for spreading the word!
--
Cheers,
Frish
Hi. I am not a woman either, but I'm definitely happy to share. One thingy, Sex is fun, the outcome is children, there is no Evolutionary reason to have a biological urge as well. Biological Clocks ticking are a very recent sound...
I decided not to have children many many years ago, well before there was a VHEMT.
I was 8 years old (1962) and was told to "eat those vegetables since there were starving children in China".
I thought right then, and I still know it is correct, that if there are starving children ANYWHERE then there are too many children.
My training is in Archaeology and I know what life was like 20,000 years ago. What we are seeing today is only a reflection of our all too human nature, a relentless drive to OVERCOME natural limits. We've now reached the point where we've ALREADY OVERWHELMED nature's limits...and we're only beginning to see the results (more powerful Hurricanes, melted arctic ice, etc.)...
We're smart enough to Ruin the planet, but we're not wise enough to Run it.
I was married to a wonderful woman for 29 years and we managed to survive together without children. She agreed with me that she ought not have children, and, while her resolve wavered at times during our togetherness, today I'm certain she's extraordinarily thrilled she didn't procreate...
It is one of my most proud achievements, to keep myself and my mate sans kids...the best possible thing I did or could do for the environment.
The Old Testament suggests that God created the world for man. And, creation stopped at that point. This cultural meme is extraordinarily entrenched, but, when people step back and realize that evolution continues today, and sharks have had to evolve right alongside everything else to survive (new diseases, new proteins to digest (mammalian ones for example), so sharks are just as "evolved" as we are) it gives a new perspective.
We are not Evolution's Entree, we are the LEFTOVERS of evolution, those individuals that are 'lucky' enough to have survived natural limits.
Given today's outlook, it is immoral to have children, by anyone, anywhere, anywhen!
BTW, Les and I have discussed this: No One Has Ever Decided Not To Procreate Simply By Having Seen www.vhemt.org.
We all decided not to be parents well before finding out about the Yahoo group and/or the website.
So, a Promethean Task, to convince all and every not to have children.
Thanks for spreading the word!
--
Cheers,
Frish
