[–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

In all honesty, lots of people have children not even because they especially want to, but because they feel obligated to by their role in society. That's not a reason many people are likely to give, but it's not a selfish reason.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    To give someone a chance to experience the pleasure of living.

    To contribute to the world an additional person of quality and integrity.

    You probably just haven't been asking very thoughtful or articulate people.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago

    All of those things happen outside in the blistering heat with the sun beating down on you as your sweat makes your clothes stick to your body. No thanks. You can also do them all far better in spring or fall.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    This is a matter of semantics, linguistics, and basic communication. When someone says processed food, what do they actually mean by that? Do they mean a baked potato, or do they mean a twinkie?

    Language and communication don't work on technicalities. If someone says they would like a bowl of fruit, you can't serve them some tomatoes and say well you have to enjoy this! Tomatoes are technically a fruit! Communication occurs only when people accept the intended meaning of what someone is saying rather than the literalist interpretation of it.

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