"Paternity can now be verified by a simple test – but that doesn’t mean it should be"

[ElboRuum]

1. I don't know if it is fringe or not.

But I know that, as a general sentiment, I don't believe people should be forced to accept responsibilities that aren't theirs by any right or fact regardless of the positive or negative nature of that outcome.

If they choose to, that's fine. It may even be the better part of our nature to be able and willing to raise children despite the fact that they may not be ours. I mean, the piece suggests that 4 percent of men are unknowingly raising children that aren't theirs, but what I would find interesting is how many men are KNOWINGLY raising children that aren't theirs? Moreover, if that 4 percent knew, would they run away from the situation (vague implication throughout the article is that they would) or would this have no effect?

The undercurrent of this is a thick reapplication of the erroneous idea in some circles that given the opportunity, men will run away from their children. Men are craven, shiftless bums, or haven't you heard?