Overpopulation is our greatest disease.
Yuyutsu,
Do me a favour & put that argument to the religious people who don't believe in curbing population growth i.e. birth control ?

Dear Individual,

«Do me a favour & put that argument to the religious people who don't believe in curbing population growth i.e. birth control»

I can always try and if my listener(s) are indeed religious then they may accept my arguments. However, often is the case when one's motive for procreation is anything but religious, even if it is garbed as such, in which case they are unlikely to listen to me. The most common motive where "religion" is used as pretext, is ethnic/national/sectarial where one uses the womb as a weapon to win over "competing" groups.

Since you mentioned "birth control", note that the above is not for diminishing the virtue of celibacy - the question is what is second-best when one cannot or is unwilling to practice celibacy. In my view, sterilisation is second-best.

sterilisation is second-best.
Yuyutsu,
In my book it's the ONLY method because celibacy is a fallacy. Just look at priests & nuns & other do-gooder hypocrites. Don't believe me, ask the countless kids who are abuse victims.
Read a "Letter to the women of the World" by Hans Hass.
https://divermag.com/letter-to-the-women-of-the-world-by-hans-hass/
There'll be those morons who'll call a coitus interuptus 'murdering' & the sufferings of starving children God's will.
Yes, overpopulation is a huge threat but human stupidity, particularly those of the over-educated, is the greatest threat to this planet !

Dear Individual,

Celibacy is an advanced method, it is not meant for everyone and is extremely difficult to follow unless one is trained in it since early age, way before puberty.

Yuyutsu,
Please !

extremely difficult to follow unless one is trained in it since early age, way before puberty.
Yuyutsu,
Calling such appalling indoctrination training is sick in the extreme !