Re:Vatican Economist: Recession caused by low birth rate
by jimbokun on Thursday February 11, 2010 @01:25PM
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"The notion that the reason people are having fewer children because they don't believe in the future is pure ideology."
It is true that this idea dovetails nicely with Catholic ideology. But might it also have some truth in it?
Certainly, if people do not believe in the future, it is natural to assume they are less likely to have children. The converse is not so obvious, of course. (People might be optimistic for the future, but don't want to make the sacrifices inherent in having children, for example.)
It is true that this idea dovetails nicely with Catholic ideology. But might it also have some truth in it?
Certainly, if people do not believe in the future, it is natural to assume they are less likely to have children. The converse is not so obvious, of course. (People might be optimistic for the future, but don't want to make the sacrifices inherent in having children, for example.)