It seems to me that everyone so far has been trying to convince everyone else of their viewpoint, rather than offering constructive feedback to LDW. We here at LDW fully understand the problem, and further debate among yourselves will do nothing but increase the level of acrimony here. Virtual Villagers, by its very nature, must produce children or it would be a very short game, indeed. Arthur has designed the game in such a way as to treat the production of children as delicately as possible. Arguing among yourselves about the implications and morality of the game is counter-productive and serves only to heighten the debate. We welcome suggestions as to how the creation of children might be handled even more delicately, but I will lock this thread if it turns into another finger-pointing morality debate.

P.S. I'm not picking on bethlham for starting this thread. I'm just trying to be proactive here. I've read the other debates, and I want to make sure this thread stays as constructive as it was intended to be.