> using their capacity to come ahead in the game of life I, as an independent conscious entity, don't get a benefit from "coming ahead at the game of life". I

> using their capacity to come ahead in the game of life I, as an independent conscious entity, don't get a benefit from "coming ahead at the game of life". If someone has a child that they love and cherish, that's great. I'd rather them have a child for that reason over having one because it represents the statistical viability of their collective genetic sequences. I don't think the examined life is something to mock and put down...nor must it result in self-sterilization.