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Friday, April 21, 2006 12:00 AM

To breed or not to breed

10 reasons not to have kids and 10 reasons to reproduce, this week in Table Talk.

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  • Monday, April 24, 2006 09:53 AM

    While we're at it...

    ...how many truly unselfish reasons do most of us have for doing anything? Scratch the surface of most "altruistic" behavior and you find out that most people do good things because--get this--it makes them feel good.

    If you do have children, please raise them to be capable of critical thinking. That's all we can ask. I know it's not easy, from my own current experience, but the alternative is unspeakably bad.

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