On those points, I do agree with you. It just seemed awfully pessimistic in here..

Coming from a Christian homeschooling family unit, I have come into contact with several large families(7+), and I'm sure they'd have a lot more to say on the subject than I could ever hope to articulate. I am fairly certain there is more involved in their decisions than "We must populate the Earth with God's children!" though. And I certainly hope there is more to it than their mothers ragging on them.