If I think I have the knowledge and the means to raise a human being capable of contributing to our society's progress, be it trough medicine, science, physics or math, then I should do it.
As a statistics student the theme of overpopulation is dear to my heart and I understand its critical issues, but as a young individual I can't help but be overwhelmed by optimism about the future and the progress of our knowledge, deep inside my brain there's this voice that says "We can't afford to live like this if we're this many, but if we managed properly our resources then we wouldn't have to decrease our population".
I agree that adoption is a noble choice and a valid alternative, but I also understand that certain human beings simply can't form a bond as strong as that of a biological mother to her biological son because of their desires/values. My suggestion is to have children if you feel like it's the right choice, but if you have any, you better do whatever you can to leave them a world as enjoyable if not more than the one you lived in, otherwise you will be the one who put those lives in Hell.
