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Title: The spurning of large families?
Post by: SisterAgatha on January 11, 2018, 04:03:07 PM
Why is it that couples who have large families (in the realm of 7-10 kids) are look at as freakish and unnatural?

I think it is a sign of great love that people have large families. Sure there are more mouths to feed but so much joy and good cheer in the household.

I think people who buy into the "contracpetive mentality" are largely to blame. That is those people who think sex is just about a wild romp through the daisies and not about stabiilty,love, and most importantly bearing children.

It's like we as a society don't value the contribution and sacrifice of women who bear up to 7-8 children for the improvement of society, but we honor people who are physically attractive and get into trouble.

Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Magdalena on January 11, 2018, 04:20:56 PM
Do you have 7 - 10 children, Agatha?
Would you?
If not...
What are you waiting for?
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Tank on January 11, 2018, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: SisterAgatha on January 11, 2018, 04:03:07 PM
Why is it that couples who have large families (in the realm of 7-10 kids) are look at as freakish and unnatural?

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Because they are freakish and unnatrual, in this day and age. In the past families of this size were more common because infant mortality was much higher. But in 1st world countries where the mortality rate has dropped dramatically having families this size is frankly selfish.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dave on January 11, 2018, 04:30:34 PM
I find it difficult to comment on this without saying things that I might regret.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: No one on January 11, 2018, 04:35:20 PM
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Do you have 7 - 10 children, Agatha?
Would you?
If not...
What are you waiting for?


How do you get a nun pregnant?

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Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Magdalena on January 11, 2018, 04:42:41 PM
Quote from: No one on January 11, 2018, 04:35:20 PM
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Do you have 7 - 10 children, Agatha?
Would you?
If not...
What are you waiting for?


How do you get a nun pregnant?

Sorry but you are not allowed to view spoiler contents.

That's a bad joke. And she's not a nun.  :reading:
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Davin on January 11, 2018, 04:47:52 PM
[gifv]https://i.imgur.com/Exbxjr8.mp4[/gifv]
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 11, 2018, 06:21:56 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 11, 2018, 04:47:52 PM
[gifv]https://i.imgur.com/Exbxjr8.mp4[/gifv]

:lol: Okay...
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 11, 2018, 08:15:49 PM
Quote from: SisterAgatha on January 11, 2018, 04:03:07 PM
Why is it that couples who have large families (in the realm of 7-10 kids) are look at as freakish and unnatural?

I think it is a sign of great love that people have large families. Sure there are more mouths to feed but so much joy and good cheer in the household.

I think people who buy into the "contracpetive mentality" are largely to blame. That is those people who think sex is just about a wild romp through the daisies and not about stabiilty,love, and most importantly bearing children.

It's like we as a society don't value the contribution and sacrifice of women who bear up to 7-8 children for the improvement of society, but we honor people who are physically attractive and get into trouble.

So women should become baby factories again? How on Earth is a woman who has 7-10 families going to find the time to develop professionally (if careers are still possible in most professions)?

Wait...don't answer...just ignore the questions like they weren't directed at you... ::)

Next you'll be telling us that a woman's place is in the kitchen feeding all those mouths, won't you?  :fingertap:
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Davin on January 11, 2018, 08:18:13 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on January 11, 2018, 06:21:56 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 11, 2018, 04:47:52 PM
https://i.imgur.com/Exbxjr8.mp4 (https://i.imgur.com/Exbxjr8.mp4)

:lol: Okay...

I was very amused by that for a frighteningly long amount of time. I was going to post that somewhere else, but for some reason it felt right to post it here.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Icarus on January 12, 2018, 04:47:48 AM
Sister, pray tell why a man and wife would want to make more than two children.  Two children would be sufficient to maintain the status quo, which is in itself an unfortunate arrangement.  The earth is already over populated,  The earth has  a rapidly approaching limit for  supporting rampant population increases. 


Copulation, as a matter of reality, should be regraded as a friendly and pleasing encounter between consenting participants, not a propagation scheme. Surely God did not make us into sexual beings for the ultimate purpose of destroying his own world. 
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Magdalena on January 12, 2018, 05:03:12 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on January 11, 2018, 08:15:49 PM
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Wait...don't answer...just ignore the questions like they weren't directed at you... ::)


:this:
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Magdalena on January 12, 2018, 05:13:58 AM
Quote from: Icarus on January 12, 2018, 04:47:48 AM
Sister,
..

Please, let me remind you...*she/he is not a sister.

*
"She" lies, so we can't confirm, nor deny that 'she" is a woman.


Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 16, 2018, 05:33:18 PM
Oh look, here's another example of one of those wonderful, large, Christian Families abusing kids. How nice.

House of Horrors: Inside creepy Christian family who shackled and starved children (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/house-of-horrors-inside-creepy-christian-family-who-shackled-and-starved-children/news-story/cd632c934235c2dc30b0ca9cd9eaa958)
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dave on January 16, 2018, 05:40:29 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on January 16, 2018, 05:33:18 PM
Oh look, here's another example of one of those wonderful, large, Christian Families abusing kids. How nice.

House of Horrors: Inside creepy Christian family who shackled and starved children (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/house-of-horrors-inside-creepy-christian-family-who-shackled-and-starved-children/news-story/cd632c934235c2dc30b0ca9cd9eaa958)

That is a sickening story about the sick things religion does to people and the effect that has on innocent kids.

Come on, Catholic Aggie, tell us why their god and ever loving lord, same one you worship, told them to have all those kids, then treat them like, or worse than, animals.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Magdalena on January 16, 2018, 08:11:54 PM
sweetto...
I mean, Agatha,
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhappyandhealthykate.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F10%2Fisthison.jpg&hash=78d7d96f426a61ae5fcc72e819979865f7a9bd7b)

How come you don't answer?
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dave on January 16, 2018, 08:25:35 PM
Fiver to charity says Aggie will never reply on this, tenner that we never hear from Aggie again.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Magdalena on January 17, 2018, 12:24:17 AM
My dear, Dave,  :smileshake:

Oh...He/she will be back. I don't want to brag, but what the heck! We are..What's the word/words I'm looking for...?  :notsure:
Ah, yes! Addictive and irresistible...like a fine wine.
:grin:

Watch...He/She will post again, and again.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Guardian85 on January 17, 2018, 09:02:30 AM
Quote from: SisterAgatha on January 11, 2018, 04:03:07 PM
Why is it that couples who have large families (in the realm of 7-10 kids) are look at as freakish and unnatural?

It's like we as a society don't value the contribution and sacrifice of women who bear up to 7-8 children for the improvement of society, but we honor people who are physically attractive and get into trouble.
Does not improve society. Already too many people in the world.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dave on January 17, 2018, 12:07:52 PM
Just taken a look into the tangled, ethically and scientifically, jungle that is involved in the causes and effects of large families.

It is simplistic to say that the causes and effects, globally, are mainly economic (large families=large, cheap labour source but require feeding, requiring more resources and/or labour - consider also pseudo-feudal systems or share-cropping in some agricultural economies, eg, some Indian stares.) However that is the impression - though, globally, there are a lot of Catholics, members of the only major religious sect to forbid contracption by other than the rhythm or withdrawal system, as well.

Even more contentious is the effect on psychology and intelligence. But a brief tour, trying not to be selective, seems to indicate a tendency towards decreasing IQ with increasing family size, later children being the woret off.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_and_intelligence

Family size and intelligence, .pdf:
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.econ.ucla.edu/people/papers/Black/Black490.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj_zbXp7N7YAhUEWxQKHfRVDoYQFjAAegQIFRAB&usg=AOvVaw2HAltbvAQMBds72gEKO6FR

My speculations:
But it must be so that the real result is a combination: poor, large families in 2nd/3rd world countries may have more problems than large rich families in 1st world countries. In those countries where there is a large contrast between family economies maybe the "envy" factor plays a part in large, poor families.

For the kids of large, poor families, with lots of competition for resources, I wonder what the effect on ambition is - any strong drive will cause a desire for betterment, acheivable by relatively quick, easily accessed but criminal methods or slow, but surer, hard work and whatever academic education can be found. The choice may depend on the "birth order" factors, mentioned in the above PDF, involved in the development of IQ.

Looking at economics I chose to ignore the national variety and look for spending power. Wik (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_religion)i seems to indicate a strong correlation vetween religiosity and low ibcome, or the other way round:

(https://imgur.com/nHcCfDE.jpg)


Religiosity and education, mainly in America:

(https://imgur.com/uIhPSND.jpg)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_education
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Pasta Chick on January 18, 2018, 12:38:00 AM
Just popping in to mention that the Duggers of "19 Kids and Counting", who project an image of hard work, honesty and self sustenance,  are freeloading pieces of shit (https://www.inquisitr.com/3219703/duggar-family-took-advantage-says-daughter/)
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Sandra Craft on January 18, 2018, 02:00:15 AM
Quote from: Pasta Chick on January 18, 2018, 12:38:00 AM
Just popping in to mention that the Duggers of "19 Kids and Counting", who project an image of hard work, honesty and self sustenance,  are freeloading pieces of shit (https://www.inquisitr.com/3219703/duggar-family-took-advantage-says-daughter/)

And also that the Xtian defense of incest in large families was basically "that's just one of those things".
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: SisterAgatha on January 19, 2018, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: Dave on January 16, 2018, 05:40:29 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on January 16, 2018, 05:33:18 PM
Oh look, here's another example of one of those wonderful, large, Christian Families abusing kids. How nice.

House of Horrors: Inside creepy Christian family who shackled and starved children (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/house-of-horrors-inside-creepy-christian-family-who-shackled-and-starved-children/news-story/cd632c934235c2dc30b0ca9cd9eaa958)

That is a sickening story about the sick things religion does to people and the effect that has on innocent kids.

Come on, Catholic Aggie, tell us why their god and ever loving lord, same one you worship, told them to have all those kids, then treat them like, or worse than, animals.

Im sure God's message was sort of garbled and mistranslated.

That is no  way to treat children.

Notice they were not raised Catholic. Clearly God was not speaking to those demon possesed parents.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dave on January 19, 2018, 09:13:02 PM
Quote from: SisterAgatha on January 19, 2018, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: Dave on January 16, 2018, 05:40:29 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on January 16, 2018, 05:33:18 PM
Oh look, here's another example of one of those wonderful, large, Christian Families abusing kids. How nice.

House of Horrors: Inside creepy Christian family who shackled and starved children (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/house-of-horrors-inside-creepy-christian-family-who-shackled-and-starved-children/news-story/cd632c934235c2dc30b0ca9cd9eaa958)

That is a sickening story about the sick things religion does to people and the effect that has on innocent kids.

Come on, Catholic Aggie, tell us why their god and ever loving lord, same one you worship, told them to have all those kids, then treat them like, or worse than, animals.

Im sure God's message was sort of garbled and mistranslated.

That is no  way to treat children.

Notice they were not raised Catholic. Clearly God was not speaking to those demon possesed parents.

But your "god" and their "god" are surely the same "god", false though it might be. No, hang on, saying any "god" is false implies there are "true" gods.There are no message from any god but those psychological errors in the minds of deluded people.

As the evidence shows thoe most religious countries in the world are also the most violent with the worst health and education records and the most autocratic, right wing or  unstable governments (China is a special case, no religion and left wing, sort of). It does not matter what the religion is and I will, for the moment, include America as having some of those above "qualifications".

If religion is do great why do so many from those most religious countries want to get out to the godless Western or Northern countries, but still dragging their religious baggage with them? Oh, sorry, forgot that violence and lack of hope in their homelands.

I am all for love, charity, good deeds, helping my neighbour, even helping a stranger - but do not need a fantasy daddy (or even a Flying Spaghetti Monster) to tell me to carry out those actions. I am quite capable of seeing the need all by myself and quite willing to do what I can.

Though you offered a totally typical inadequate religious cop-out of an answer, Aggie, since you did respond at all you have earned a secular children's charity called "Young Minds", that helps deal with the illness caused by such things as mental, emotional and physical abuse, an extra donation.

Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Velma on January 20, 2018, 07:19:02 AM
Quote from: SisterAgatha on January 19, 2018, 08:10:39 PM
Quote from: Dave on January 16, 2018, 05:40:29 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on January 16, 2018, 05:33:18 PM
Oh look, here's another example of one of those wonderful, large, Christian Families abusing kids. How nice.

House of Horrors: Inside creepy Christian family who shackled and starved children (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/house-of-horrors-inside-creepy-christian-family-who-shackled-and-starved-children/news-story/cd632c934235c2dc30b0ca9cd9eaa958)

That is a sickening story about the sick things religion does to people and the effect that has on innocent kids.

Come on, Catholic Aggie, tell us why their god and ever loving lord, same one you worship, told them to have all those kids, then treat them like, or worse than, animals.

Im sure God's message was sort of garbled and mistranslated.

That is no  way to treat children.

Notice they were not raised Catholic. Clearly God was not speaking to those demon possesed parents.
Oh, please. The Catholic Church hardly has clean hands when it comes to the mistreatment of children.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/time-vatican-releases-wide-raning-statistics-priests-defrocked-rape-child-abuse-article-1.1781825
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2010/mar/11/catholic-abuse-priests
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/06/4444-victims-extent-of-abuse-in-catholic-church-in-australia-revealed

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/nuns-abused-hundreds-of-children-1171988.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/20/irish-catholic-schools-child-abuse-claims
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/us/13nun.html

I could have spent the next year posting links and come nowhere near running out.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Davin on January 22, 2018, 01:38:16 PM
Here's another one to add to the list:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/11/400-children-from-scottish-orphanage-of-horrors-believed-buried-in-mass-grave-media-report-says/?utm_term=.f3c748d42b25

Quote"The kids were put in sacks and thrown in the ground in the hole," Lavery said. "They were harshly beaten and quite a large number were sexually abused."
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dragonia on January 22, 2018, 08:17:08 PM
WAIT! I thought Sister Agatha was banned! HOW is this happening?? I'm confused. And sad.  :sshocked:
Maybe my wires got crossed.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Tank on January 22, 2018, 08:34:30 PM
Quote from: Dragonia on January 22, 2018, 08:17:08 PM
WAIT! I thought Sister Agatha was banned! HOW is this happening?? I'm confused. And sad.  :sshocked:
Maybe my wires got crossed.
She got suspended twice and then banned.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 22, 2018, 09:58:14 PM
Quote from: Dragonia on January 22, 2018, 08:17:08 PM
WAIT! I thought Sister Agatha was banned! HOW is this happening?? I'm confused. And sad.  :sshocked:
Maybe my wires got crossed.

Don't worry, she's very much banned.
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dragonia on January 23, 2018, 03:42:33 AM
Yes, my wires were crossed. I didnt pay attentiin to when those sister agatha quotes had been posted. 
Attention to detail, self!
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Dave on January 23, 2018, 07:55:23 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on January 22, 2018, 09:58:14 PM
Quote from: Dragonia on January 22, 2018, 08:17:08 PM
WAIT! I thought Sister Agatha was banned! HOW is this happening?? I'm confused. And sad.  :sshocked:
Maybe my wires got crossed.

Don't worry, she's very much banned.

The announcement must have been on a thread I don't monitor - missed it completely!
Title: Re: The spurning of large families?
Post by: Asmodean on April 02, 2018, 02:03:57 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 11, 2018, 04:23:08 PM
Because they are freakish and unnatrual, in this day and age. In the past families of this size were more common because infant mortality was much higher. But in 1st world countries where the mortality rate has dropped dramatically having families this size is frankly selfish.
HA!  ;D

My answer is along these lines. I just want to add "No glove - no love" to it. I could not give adequate attention and pour adequate resources into any more than a couple of kids - neither can most families with seven or eight of them, at least not in my part of Europe. It's not a sign of great love to have that many children if you then become reliant on social safety nets for your family project to go at least somewhat well - it's a sign of great irresponsibility. So yeah, if I was in the baby making business, I'd consider not having sex without condoms past the number two, three at the most. At least I'd remember their fucking birthdays then - and be able to get them something nice for the occasion. (I'm being slightly, yet oh-so-deliberately hyperbolic here)

Ok. Dead horse whacked. What's next..? oO(Was I starting that Dankula thread, or was that somewhere else..?)