You&#x27;ll have better arguments if you understand why your opponents hold the views they do than if you just stare at them incredulously.<p>Why would anyone be skeptical of contraception?  Perhaps because the normalization of contraception has come at the same time as a dramatic increase in single motherhood, from single digits in 1950 to about half of all children today [0].  If we are tempted to think that single motherhood is a problem of access to technology, it is sobering to think that we are worse at it than medieval peasants.<p>At the same time, total fertility has fallen to sub-replacement rates in every Western country [1]. This creates top-heavy societies that are dependent for young workers upon cultures that don&#x27;t share our enlightened attitudes.<p>Is it certain that both of these trends can be attributed wholly to contraception?  No.  Do they suggest that Western cultures have adopted attitudes towards sex and reproduction that are proving incompatible with their own continued existence?  Well...<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonk&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;18&#x2F;the-unbelievable-rise-of-single-motherhood-in-america-over-the-last-50-years&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonk&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;18&#x2F;the-u...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sub-replacement_fertility" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sub-replacement_fertility</a>