It is Irresponsible to have Children.

It is Irresponsible to have Children. By "Irresponsible", I mean "Lacking foresight". The Fool: lacking in foresight is ignorance. It's the lack of information to predict the future consequences. Irresponsible: is the lack of ability to fulfill you responsibilities. The problem is who says what your responsibilities are. Evidence: It is often that we say that people who lack insight are our less likely to be responsible. but they are different things. more knowledge will give you forsight. The Fool: Is it fair to say a responsibility is a duty. What we should be responsible for is another thing. But is it just to say that someone who is really ignorance of the situation is responsible.(without having to appeal to some Bold assertion) By "Have Children", I mean "Give birth to a human being". 1. They planned to have children, and succeeded. 2. They did not plan to have children, but chose to out of convenience. Many people who have children did not plan them. The most common situation is that a couple has a lot of sex, and something bad happens. A condom breaks, or the pill doesn't work due to a hormonal imbalance. The Fool: is it bad? I mean we think that from this in a previous perspective, but maybe it will change their lives for the better. The woman later discovers that she is pregnant, and then proceeds to shrug her shoulders and say "Oh well," without a second thought. The Fool: it's a possible scenario, but unlikely to be most ways. But life is full of surprises. This is an incredibly irresponsible decision for a myriad of reasons. 1. It is Financially Irresponsible. A single child costs AT LEAST $10,000 a year. This does not include the cost of schooling, hospital visits, or holidays. This cost covers food and clothes alone. Very few people who have a child actually stop and think about what this means. The Fool: I don't think putting it is that simple to put a price on life.. Now, if you make $40,000 a year, that's fine. The problem is that most people don't. Most people are like me- they make minimum wage and live paycheck to paycheck. Giving birth to a child that you cannot afford to take care of is both irresponsible and cruel. The Fool: I would think it's irresponsible if you have to rely on other or the system. But that i 2. It is Physically Irresponsible. Pregnancy is dangerous, and carrying it to term could have serious health risks- especially if the woman in question is underweight. Childbirth is both incredibly dangerous and painful, not to mention extremely costly. The Fool: Well is what the body was made for, you are right it can be painful, 3. Giving Birth to a Child is Selfish. There are already plenty of children, already alive, who need loving families. Bringing another child into the world without even a moment's consideration for these children is more than selfish- it is absolutely callous. There are too many unwanted children in the world already to go making more. The Fool: do you really think people don't have moment's consideration? Really? Not all selfish reasons are bad and I think having your own child is a just reason to be selfish. Everyone should be allowed to at least have one. Between two people that still cuts the population in have per generation. The conditions would have to be a lot worse than this. Like maybe if the parents were alcoholic or drug addicts. But even then that is an addiction. 4. Human Overpopulation is a Serious Issue. There are almost 7 BILLION people in the world, and while it's easy to think, "Well there's plenty of room in Wisconsin. Why doesn't everyone just move there?" the problem isn't space, it's resources. There simply isn't enough food and water to go around, and adding another mouth to feed isn't going to resolve the situation. The Fool: that is a bit random. It's an issue but it's not that easy, they would need welfare and then jobs. And the less educated may hamper the system. It may decrease the efficiency of a society. 5. Finally, my biggest issue that very few people stop to consider the fact that, when you have a child, you become fully responsible for the life of another human being. Very few people think about how they would raise a child BEFORE having one. The Fool: Honesty I don't think this could sufficiently be demonstrated. It's not until they're arguing with their spouse that they realize that they had never thought about corporal punishment before, or how they would handle the sex questions their three-year-old is throwing their way. The Fool: what the hell!! I had to look corporal punishment up.. We don't do that in Canada, you can't beat kids here. You will go to jail. It doesn't work anyways. It just make the child hate you and resend you. They will just to things when you are not thier It's not weird to talk about sex with your children when there is not religious context. Most parents fail to realize that every single thing they do, on a daily basis, has a profound influence on their child. If she lets her husband knock her around every night, then her son is going to grow up thinking that that is the proper way to treat women. The Fool: NO!. It can influence, education can give them a mind of their own. Just not religion. If a man beats his daughter, he is teaching her that violence is an effective reaction to frustration, or that violence is a means to solve problems The Fool: No ! many kids grow do to the opposite because they don't want to be like their parents. People who choose to have children fail to realize that every moment of every day, they are being studied by their offspring. Every little thing that a parent does is taken in as a lesson, from swearing in frustration to how parents treat one-another. The Fool: that is way to general. I mean you realize right? So why do you think most others would not realize. I don't think anyone can handle this level of responsibility- but the ones who realize this are better-suited than those who do not. The Fool: Suited in what sense, I have seen a lot of people who were not doing so well. And having a child gave made them more responsible and serious about their lives. Therefore, choosing to become a parent is an irresponsible decision. Due to time constraints, I did not have the time to cite sources. At my opponent's request, I am wiling to provide them in the next round. The Fool: I dont think it would matter. I look forward to my opponent's arguments and rebuttals.