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I'd go further and say that the central question shouldn't be whether having kids makes our lives better in some way, but rather is it right to impose a life on
by gcheong 7y ago
I'd go further and say that the central question shouldn't be whether having kids makes our lives better in some way, but rather is it right to impose a life on a person, as well as the inevitable death they will eventually have to face, with all the potential negative experiences in between just to fulfill a selfish desire. A strong case can be made that the answer is no: https://aeon.co/essays/having-children-is-not-life-affirming-its-immoral https://aeon.co/essays/having-children-is-not-life-affirming...
- patentatt 7y agoSo life is on balance a negative experience in your worldview? In all sincerity, I hope things turn around for you, because that sounds pretty bad
- daxfohl 7y agoA case could also be made for the opposite: is it right to deny a hypothetical not-yet-conceived person the opportunity of life, just so you can have more free time? I think both arguments boil down to nothing.
- gcheong 7y agoNo it can't because you cannot deprive a person that doesn't exist of anything. That's an absurdist position. Also the free-time aspect of it for me doesn't even factor because, as I said, the argument isn't whether being a parent or not is better for me but for the person that is going to have to live the live that is imposed upon them.