Came across this yesterday as a friend posted it on FB on Tuesday. Interesting indeed. Deserves our attention.
And population decline is not unique to Japan.
Towards a ‘baby recession’ in Europe?
http://overpopulationisamyth.com/2-poin ... population
Japanese see the other side of the coin, but it is black and white thinking. Marriage doesn't have to include a legal contract or lifelong commitment. Kids don't require marriage, a legal contract or lifelong commitment. Relationships don't have to be restrictive, committed or lead to marriage.
I think many of those surveyed men and women are projecting. Quoting peregrinus "Also, most of those men, I suspect if you put the right woman in front of them who satisfied all of their criteria, they would be FAR from indifferent." (applies to women as well)
Some more links:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/o ... having-sex
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24614830
http://www.hngn.com/articles/15632/2013 ... nd-sex.htm
People not having babies any more... A stagnation in the reproduction of the human race. Hmmm... I wonder if this is nature's way to battle overpopulation.
Overpopulation is a myth
http://overpopulationisamyth.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/opini ... oblem.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/02/ ... ation.html