The Pope says that choosing not to have children is a "selfish choice"

[Tokthree]

What he says is also correct from a scientific point of view; choosing to not have children is specifically choosing to ignore a natural instinct which exists for the survival/progression of the species just so that the individual doesn't have to deal with children.

According to the definition of the word doing such a thing is selfish;

selfish
ˈsɛlfɪʃ/Submit
adjective
(of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.

While I don't really care if you don't want to have children it is still technically selfish to choose not to have them.

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[SquartleTurtle]

because overpopulation is never going to be a problem

theres always ramen

[Nonnel]

I can see it technically counting as selfish by definition
But I don't think that's mattered for the past hundred or so years

[Landmineman4000²]

this just in, the pope is dead

[Blockzillahead]

the only real goal in life is to produce an offspring. so if you dont reproduce you failed as a human being. i think thats what he meant.

[carolcat]

forget the pope, i'd rather be happy without children than unhappy with children. i don't need to shove parasites out of my body to be considered good by some dude leading a religion i don't follow.

[St. Francis Xavier]

forget the pope, i'd rather be happy without children than unhappy with children. i don't need to shove parasites out of my body to be considered good by some dude leading a religion i don't follow.

So don't read it? Like why even post if you are just going to say f the pope and disagree completely with the entire topic.

[Landmineman4000²]

So don't read it? Like why even post if you are just going to say f the pope and disagree completely with the entire topic.

Oh boy, this mentality is gonna get you places here

[carolcat]

So don't read it? Like why even post if you are just going to say f the pope and disagree completely with the entire topic.

lol

[F3d323]

forget the pope, i'd rather be happy without children than unhappy with children. i don't need to shove parasites out of my body to be considered good by some dude leading a religion i don't follow.

wait what
...parasites?

[Rainzx¹]

I don't want to have to deal with a kid.
Its not like the other 7 billion people in the word are not going to have children either.

[carolcat]

wait what
...parasites?

babies. they're literally parasites when they're in the womb. they steal your blood and nutrients, etc. and in return you feel sick and vomit and can't sleep and have back pain and could very possibly die/nearly die (like my english teacher)

[St. Francis Xavier]

babies. they're literally parasites when they're in the womb. they steal your blood and nutrients, etc. and in return you feel sick and vomit and can't sleep and have back pain and could very possibly die/nearly die (like my english teacher)

Except the body tries to fight parasites, which the body only fights babies when they have some disease (dont remember the name) or when the body doesnt like the blood type thingy. Normally, the body would not fight off a baby like it would any other parasite.

[Steve5451²]

babies. they're literally parasites when they're in the womb. they steal your blood and nutrients, etc. and in return you feel sick and vomit and can't sleep and have back pain and could very possibly die/nearly die (like my english teacher)

yeah no I don't think you're as smart as you think you are

[carolcat]

yeah no I don't think you're as smart as you think you are

i call babies parasites because i hate them. that's the point of my post. to illustrate that i hate babies and never want any because they only cause misery to the mother in her 9 months of pregnancy. and then they're a financial burden so.