> So in essence the way you were raised convinced you you'd rather someone not exist rather than have that childhood? Well, that is really a metaphysical ques

> So in essence the way you were raised convinced you you'd rather someone not exist rather than have that childhood? Well, that is really a metaphysical question. If there was a way of knowing whether consciousness exists before conception and if so, what is its "quality of life", it would shed a new light on our perspective of not just when, but also whether to have kids and how many.