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[Hayyel]

I'm slowly reading Brown's Inferno and I came to a part that speaks about the world population problem. This made me think about the countless of real and imagined stories where a natural disaster of sort wipes out a huge portion of the human population.

I'm now curious what you guys think about the topic... if you would be given the choice, would you give up having children as a means to contribute just a little to the survival of the human race? Also, îf an epidemic of sorts would break out would you prefer to survive or not? And if you would survive what would you do?

 

[TimeAsylums]

//working on transcending, cannot be held to such standards...

lol

 

[redbaron]

I already won't be having children, so it's not really giving anything up.

I'd like to survive an epidemic. I'd want to be there to help rebuild something.

 

[Hayyel]

Seeing how much I like certain stories with brave heroes, it pains me to say that I would probably be the first ones to die in a situation like this. It would certainly be easier. And if I would somehow survive while everyone around me was dead, I would probably first visit a shopping center to stock up on food, check into a library to get as many books as possible- I could learn stuff that could help me survive like farming and stuff, and it would provide me with a certain object I could use to build fires with, also it would help keep me mentally balanced and distracted so I wouldn't be in pain. Then slowly I would start farming and I would go fishing because I already know how to do that.

 

[Vrecknidj]

I'm slowly reading Brown's Inferno

Haven't read any of his stuff, my wife read one of his works and told me not to bother. But, that's neither here nor there.

I'm now curious what you guys think about the topic... if you would be given the choice, would you give up having children as a means to contribute just a little to the survival of the human race?

I think this is a false dichotomy. Oh, and I already have two kids (well, they're adults now, but whatever).

Also, îf an epidemic of sorts would break out would you prefer to survive or not? And if you would survive what would you do?

If I can survive w/o gross deformity, massive inability, loss of my mind, etc., then, yes, I'd rather live thanks.