[daviddennis]

It is rather sad ... but I hope you haven't forgotten what happened the last time Japanese became warriors!

I, for one, don't want to see World War II reenacted!

That being said, I wonder how people can face having children if you know their fate is likely to be grim. Having children is an inherently optimistic act. I certainly don't want to have kids and therefore consign them to a horrible fate. That seems, truly, like an awful thing to do to them.

Thoughts?

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[Antoninus]

Having children is an inherently optimistic act.

I'm an optimist. I've read the Bible. I know how it all comes out in the end. I will try to raise my kids to be exemplary Catholics and strong moral people. In the world of the future, folks like that will be needed more than ever.

I certainly don't want to have kids and therefore consign them to a horrible fate. That seems, truly, like an awful thing to do to them.

If my ancestors had adopted that pathetic mind set, I wouldn't be here today.