Posted on 10/10/2006 9:45:12 AM PDT by white trash redneck
pozziblee to geet rid of de bonerz?
"Plus, it's a very lame pick-up line."
LOL!
The author also neglects any emotional aspects of sex, or sex as an act of love. This is the narcissist's list of reasons to have sex.
From a religious point of view, it's pointless to argue - you have your dogma and I have mine. We will never coinvince one another. Plus, for me personally, it's a moot point, since
****WARNING The next statement could be considered Too Much Information!!******
...the Good Lord saw fit to give me a gun armed only with blanks
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Consequently, I have sex only for pleasure. Is that a sin? If it isn't, why can't others have (married) sex for pleasure as well? Doesn't Solomon's Song of Songs give the impression that such an idea was part of His plan?
OK, enough theology (like I said, we'll never agree)
Now, demographics: AppyPappy said it well - it's not quantity, it's quality. In fact, quantity without quality is extremely counterproductive (Africa? China?) Steyn is only partially right. Europe is failing not only because of low birthrates and high immigration rates - but because the Europeans left are snarky pessimists with no freedom. America is great because it is creative, innovative, full of energy. This comes from freedom . As Steyn once said: "America is an optimistic country because that's where the optimists went".
When we become secular, snarky pessimists like the Europeans, we will cease to be a great country, no matter how many people live here.
Then, in order to perfect your theory, it should be the duty of all men to go and impregnate as many women as they possibly can, in order to defeat the enemy.
heehee
I tried using all of these and the women aren't buying it.
So you acknowledge that your argument is indeed deeply flawed and that there is a point at which a reduced number of "quality kids" are at the mercy of numbers - there is a numerical tipping point.
The native population of Western Europe will halve within our lifetime and the Muslim population of Western Europe will triple without any new immigration.
At what point does that cause concern?
Hyperbole is a million, billion times more useful than logic when advancing an argument.
...and watch football.
I remain more worried about China...
But, I would be interested to know if the high birthrate in Islamic countries dilutes/minimizes the radical strain.
I can't believe I am going to say this. But what about Western countries like Mexico and Brazil. They have about 2/3rd our population but have a higher grouwth rate.
Or are you only considering Europe and the USA as Western countries?
Is it just me,
or is having kids as cannon fodder or to outnumber someone we fear a bit coldblooded?
No, my "theory" would be perfected if 90% or so of the population got married, stayed married to those spouses and raised at least four children.
In other words, a healthy state of affairs.
"You notice that even with all the facts listed, the author neglects the reproductive aspect of sex. From the "modern" standpoint, sex is all about pleasure and these benefits, apparently."
Article says "among" the many reasons.
Would that it were hyperbole.
No, my "theory" would be perfected if 90% or so of the population got married, stayed married to those spouses and raised at least four children.
Good luck with that...
Oh, well then, thanks to people like you, we are all gonna die.
Oh, and people like me, too, who had only the number of children I could, do to health reasons.
Oh, and people who only give birth to the number of children they can afford to take care of.
Oh, and people who believe that we are not rabbits who should give birth to as many children as we can regardless of the ability to take care of them individually.
Oh, and.........
I would be interested to know if the high birthrate in Islamic countries dilutes/minimizes the radical strain.
Off hand, I'd say that it doesn't seem to be diluting the radicalism. Quite the contrary. Note, for example, the annual stories of "Ramadan Rioting" ... in western Europe.
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