Having biological children is unethical?

[diddle]

I won't elaborate too much as it's a pretty common debate.

Why create children when there are so many children out there that need love and are just as young and viable? If you had a child and it was accidently switched at birth with another child you'd love it and raise it just the same as long as you didn't know. The obsession with having biological children is entirely primordial without any logical basis.

Then again, it is so ingrained in the psyche that I understand people succumbing to it. Also, if a couple has two kids or less they aren't a problem in regards to overpopulation.

What are your thoughts?

[s_bushido]

it's a pretty common debate

Common for whom?

[DeltrusDisc]

OP, the way you worded your post doesn't really open discussion very well. Just what exactly do you want us all to comment on? You told us all your opinion on a sort-of topic. Cool?

[Mifuyne]

Common for whom?

Diddle and a mirror.

[Sarthan]

I am not raising somebody's kid who was to much of a scum bag to raise it themselves.

Why should poor people, drug users, anyone who was unfit to raise a child be able to pass their genes on?

[Felya]

I want robot children... I can go for one of those... With a car cleaning, lawn mowing and dish washing attachment please... I have a roomba for vacuuming, so don't need that...

[Krolikn]

Its not our fault other people have children they can't take care of. Its not our problem.

[Mifuyne]

I am not raising somebody's kid who was to much of a scum bag to raise it themselves.
Why should poor people, drug users, anyone who was unfit to raise a child be able to pass their genes on?

1: Nobody ever tells you to raise somebody elses kids.
2: Poor people == scumbags , waht

It's 5 in the morning, I just hope it was sarcastic.

[crakerjack]

What's worse, the person that wants to have their own biological child or the young couple that had a baby but didn't want to support it, so it went off to a foster home? In one scenario we have a couple trying to start their own family, in the other we have a couple that threw away their baby because they were more intrigued w/ being young and having sex.

I thought on this a while back and was heavily biased towards me having to adopt a child because some stupid couple or young teens couldn't use a condom or birth control. But then I thought about it more... what if I adopted 4 young black kids... took them to the doctors to see what their final height would be. Adopt 4 young black kids that will grow up to be over 6'6" tall and teach each one how to play basketball. Not only would it look good on my behalf that I adopted some children, but then when they make it to the NBA, I can live off of their success

[diddle]

Diddle and a mirror.

I applaud you good sir

[Netherspark]

Its not our fault other people have children they can't take care of. Its not our problem.

Well no, it's the kid's problem...

So you blame the children for being orphans, or for being abused or being from a broken family?

[obdigore]

I feel like diddle making these threads with horribly thought out OP's is more unethical than anything he is whining about in them.

[diddle]

I feel like diddle making these threads with horribly thought out OP's is more unethical than anything he is whining about in them.

such flattery! why is it horribly thought out and what threads do you speak of?

[Hooliganz]

I am not raising somebody's kid who was to much of a scum bag to raise it themselves.

Why should poor people, drug users, anyone who was unfit to raise a child be able to pass their genes on?

you are going to end on the sidewalk someday
yeah and be all "Jesus sent you" and other .. stuff
get cocky all u can now

[Deleted]

No. I think most people want their own children. The whole evolution thing.

[ponies]

i would argue giving children away as being unethical

[Orcbert]

I am not raising somebody's kid who was to much of a scum bag to raise it themselves.

Why should poor people, drug users, anyone who was unfit to raise a child be able to pass their genes on?

With this attitude I don't think you should raise any kids.

Also, before you can point to adoption happen en mass you have to change the rules to make it easier. You have to be at least upper middle income to be able to afford the adoption process as is.

[obdigore]

such flattery! why is it horribly thought out and what threads do you speak of?

1) Adoption takes years to process, depending on who you are and what you want.
2) A better solution would be enabling abortion and birth control instead of forcing women to have children they don't want because of religious reasons then putting those children into an underfunded state system.
3) The vast majority of your threads are closed because they are just straight bad.
5) There is no four.
6) You claimed something is 'common debate' and then don't show how it is common at all.

[Mystile]

Common for whom?

Going to agree with this guy. Where do you live that this "debate" is common? And there are large differences between raising your own child, raising another person's child in ignorance, and adopting another person's child. Adoption and creation are two very different things. Raising another person's kid without knowing it's not yours... well that's douchebaggery on the other parent's part.

[Itisamuh]

Well no, it's the kid's problem...

So you blame the children for being orphans, or for being abused or being from a broken family?

Nobody's blaming the kids. But it's nobody else's problem, and doesn't have anything to do with others wanting their own kids. I don't see what the debate is here. How can it possibly be unethical for someone to raise their own kids instead of someone else's? It's unethical for crappy people to bring kids into the world that they don't intend on raising well. There's no reason to project the blame onto anyone else who doesn't have anything to do with it. That's just ridiculous.