Is it wrong to have offspring?

Baskol1 August 06, 2019 at 20:17 1150 views 2 comments

Why this question you might ask? Well having children means creating new humans, and creating new humans is like gambling. There is no guarantee your offspring will be healthy, have a good life, will grow old. There is no guarantee that your offspring will not die a tragic death, or becomes not a criminal or even a serial killer. So with every born human and animal the cycle of suffering will never end. And this is just a few examples. Suffering is absolutely guaranteed in life. Happiness in the other hand not. Of course procreating is natural. But natural does not necessary mean moral. So the question ist, is procreating even morally justifiable?

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T Clark August 06, 2019 at 20:21 #313678 0 likes

Quoting Baskol1

Why this question you might ask? Well having children means creating new humans, and creating new humans is like gambling. There is no guarantee your offspring will be healthy, have a good life, will grow old. There is no guarantee that your offspring will not die a tragic death, or becomes not a criminal or even a serial killer. So with every born human and animal the cycle of suffering will never end. And this is just a few examples. Suffering is absolutely guaranteed in life. Happiness in the other hand not. Of course procreating is natural. But natural does not necessary mean moral. So the question ist, is procreating even morally justifiable?

The position that people should not have children because birth leads to suffering is called "antinatalism." There is currently a thread called "On Antinatalism" running on the forum. I guess there's no reason you can't start another, but I suggest you at least take a look and see the arguments that are made there.

Baden August 06, 2019 at 20:23 #313681 0 likes

Reply to Baskol1

Please join the ongoing anti-natalism conversation mentioned.