Intellegent – I believe children to be a bracha, most definitely. But each dor brings with it unique challenges, circumstances and scenarios. In this dor, with all the emotional and financial demands on our lives, sometimes some people may not be able to handle a family of 12, 9 or even 6 (or any other combination). This is a very personal, private, unique decision that needs to start being made between a husband and wife and progress with eitza from a trusted and experienced confidant.
As for non-jews, I wasn’t implying that less kids = well rounded, well adjusted kids. I just wondered whether if today everyone can emotionally and financially handle a large family. And when I say everyone I mean it literally, not figuratively. Blanket statements like “the more children the merrier” may be true in a vacuum, but not necessarily absolutely true in reality. Emunah doesn’t necessarily translate to doing something that you may not be able to handle, like having a tenth child while making $25,000 a year. That might be classified as foolhardy.