Voluntary Extinction?

This evening, King Richard III and Katherine the Great were reading and discussing some blog articles when they mentioned one that I find totally preposterous. It concerns the “voluntary human extinction movement.” Apparently, these folks are legitimate and their motto is “May we live long and die out.” Their reasoning, according to and quoting from their website: “Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth’s biosphere to return to good health. Crowded conditions and resource shortages will improve as we become less dense.”

Also from The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, some excerpts from their answer to the question, “Are religions to blame for human overpopulation?”

- All religions include warnings against irresponsible breeding. Churches, perhaps in hopes of increasing their flock sizes, ignore those passages and emphasize … aspects of their dogma.

- When we are told to “replenish the Earth,” the first people had only just been created, so “replenish” probably refers to other life forms. God is instructing us to reforest, re-establish wildlife habitat, enable wildlife to flourish, and replenish Earth with His blessed creatures.

- Having “dominion” includes the responsibility to preserve and care for “every living thing which moveth on the Earth.” Bringing about a creature’s extinction most certainly violates this divine directive.

- …extinction of the human race on Earth doesn’t mean an end to humanity. Extinction is in accordance with God’s plan for us.

- Jesus Christ lived His life as a lesson to us all, and begat naught. Let us follow His example and concentrate on the spiritual journey to God, rather than on human endeavors such as producing more humans.

Not being a great theologian, or any theologian for that matter, I have no idea how off the mark these folks are, but they seem off to me. I have a tough time accepting that the phrase “be fruitful and multiply” could be interpreted to mean “voluntary extinction.” I find the whole idea quite disturbing, actually. Any thoughts on the subject?