I’m unsure about my diet – I don’t know who to believe and what to believe.

I’m unsure about weather patterns it’s affect on the future of this country – I always try to be two steps ahead, but I really don’t know where my fiancee and I should live when we return from our overseas trip. Water is of great concern to me, and from everything I have read and heard Adelaide doesn’t have too brighter future.

I’m unsure about finance – nobody can be trusted anymore. Worldwide, economies will do anything to hold power via money at any cost. Australia’s population is planned to hit 35 million by 2049 despite the environmental issues, in order to keep property values from crashing, keep the economy “booming” and to supposedly keep our nation secure. Do we try and place our money in the perfect location to try and “win” from the instability in the world right now? Do we just do as everyone else does and keep our money in property, assume it’s the best investment ever, or do we just exit the world as we know it?

On top of all this, I just can’t see how I can bring a child into this world. My fiancee feels the same way. It’s just not fair to be making a decision like that. We love kids, but without knowing our own future, how can we possibly bring someone else into the world with that uncertainty?

There are so many to list, and while I want to consider them all and decide where I stand and what I want to do, I also know that I need to clear my mind. I think way too much and need to relax.

Interesting times…

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Clarity

There’s plenty of information/propaganda/etc on the topic out there. If you break it down to the basics, essentially humans have reduced the number of situations in their life in which they can end. Medicine is lengthening our lives considerably. People are far less likely to die from disease nowadays. Food, albeit debatable as to whether or not it is healthy, is able to be produced in greater and greater quantities as the population increases.

World Population Growth

My fiancee and I have spoken a fair bit about the possibility of not having children. Not to the point where we have made a decision on whether or not to have kids,but it’s nice to know that the option is there (especially when the female in the relationship brings it up!).

I’m well aware by now, that I over think my decisions. I rarely act on impulse – maybe when I’m drunk or something. When it’s a life changing decision, like career, relationships, buying property and so on, I really think it through. It’s a good thing sometimes, but for having children, I ask myself “How can I bring a child into this world”.

Maybe it’s my cynical view on the earth – my need for something more. I’m not happy with the way that the human race lives. Our lifestyle, diet, and general values are just so misplaced – and it only appears to be getting worse. While I’m happy to be the odd one out and hold my “different” opinions, given what I know and what I believe in, wouldn’t it be irresponsible to force a child to live in that world?

One thing is for sure, we need to drop our population. Is this one of those situations where we say “what difference can one person make?” or should we really act on our beliefs? Obviously someone needs to have children, otherwise there is no future for the human race, but whether or not I am one of those people, I’m yet to decide.

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Population Growth and Families