I am a parent and while I agree that having children is inherently selfish, I do feel the selfishness is mitigated somewhat if you do the best you can to raise your children to contribute to the greater good of the world, in whatever ways they can and choose to do.
I do not feel that people who elect not to have children are selfish; in fact, I think they are making a conscientious and responsible decision.
I love my children more than anything and wouldn't trade them for any amount of freedom or riches, but raising children is a huge responsibility even under the best of circumstances -- and in less than ideal circumstances, such as when divorce occurs and the co-parent is not particularly involved (which happens to be my situation), it's even more difficult.
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