Talk:Voluntary childlessness

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The "selfishness" issue

This section of the article starts off on the wrong foot - it seem obvious to me that it is far more selfish to have children than not. The parents cannot guarantee that the child will be happy, there are already too many people on earth, the child will use up resources including benefits and free education that the childfree have to pay for. People seem to consider having children like owning a pet or toy. The most unselfish choice is not to have children. If the childfree are being selfish, then who are they being selfish to? If this section is written from the point of view of Catholicism, which I think believes everyone should have as many children as possible - except Nuns or priests - then it should say so. 89.242.99.195 (talk) 20:00, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The section in question seems to be neutral to me; neutral is what all Wikipedia articles should be. Lots42 (talk) 10:39, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The question, seems neutral to me too. Also, 89.42.99.195 said,

If the childfree are being selfish, then who are they being selfish to?

Mr. 89.42.99.195, you don't know the definition of "selfish". This is how Webster defines it.

concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others

And, no, Catholics do NOT believe everyone should have as many children as possible. Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 11:01, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What 89 means, is what other person is being deprived because of the suppossed selfishness of the childfree? Being selfish implies that someone else is being deprived of something that the selfish person takes. But if there is no-one who is deprived, then there is no selfishness. You cannot claim that an unborn person is being deprived, since by that logic everyone ought to be having as many children as possible as much as possible. 78.146.175.181 (talk) 17:41, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Precisely.

Religion

This section deals exclusively with Christian viewpoints. Could we get info on some other religions' views?--67.161.204.116 (talk) 00:11, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of people who decided to be childfree or never had children?

Is there such a list on Wikipedia, it might be interesting to see people of different eras choosing to live without children. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.58.128.61 (talk) 20:07, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]