controversial but genuine question

can you name even one truly unselfish reason for having a child? to wit:

- by the very nature of the beast, there is no childish input in the decision
- even at the highest levels of living, there will be major hard scrabble and worrisome moments as the child grows and dies
- many have children as accessories, caregivers, easers of loneliness, entertainment, or cleaners of the home
- the only even-close reason I can think of as roundabout unselfishness is to build a religious army of sorts, but that is mightyyy presumptuous
- how dare parents then say, "I BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS WORLD AND I CAN TAKE YOU OUT" or, "do you know how long i labored to have you"....

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fun4us2b · M

It's an instinct

Why are we all so horny?

So we can procreate

If we thought about it there would be far fewer people

I have one - I was also an only

Such a cool guy - I think he's better than me

foldedunfolding · 41-45, F

@fun4us2b it's so strange that the Bible always tells us to rise against our base instincts, but not on this one 🤔

fun4us2b · M

@foldedunfolding Does the Bible actually say that - or is that how some interpret the Bible? All I ever see are stories, but maybe because that is what I look for.

Makes no sense for the Bible tell us to fight our nature.

foldedunfolding · 41-45, F

@fun4us2b it tells us to lean not on our own understand, and to be above sin