Thank you for agreeing with me ,(it's rare to see that on a forum like this one!). Yes, the fundamental issue with unmitigated consumerism is that it ...
I think that their point is that they do prefer non-existence but they are not a huge fan of the road that leads there. In other words, they find life...
Money is a key, but not the central, cause of happiness. I agree with much of what you have written. I think that a major issue in our modern society ...
I know that nobody loses something when they don't exist. However, by the same token, nobody feels satisfied/fulfiled when they don't exist either. Th...
Some people might indeed prefer the void (especially when they cannot find any other source of value). However, this doesn't apply to all individuals....
I am not OP, but I could try answering the question: 1. It's not easy to embrace nothingness (at least until there is a liberal right to a graceful ex...
I think we can love someone without necessarily fearing that we would/could lose them. However, if we have lost something of value, then one can feel ...
That is what I believe. People hate different communities because they love their own and fear that others could damage their values/customs. The pref...
Interesting. I think that fear is a subcategory of loving (being attached to) a positive state of affairs that we would not want to lose. Curiosity is...
The very fact that you posed this question makes me think that there is clearly a part of you that finds the worldview you are currently tilting towar...
Precisely. I also feel that sometimes our mind starts telling us that there's something wrong/incorrect with finding happiness in these so-called smal...
I think that people should have a liberal right to exit if they cannot find any alternative source of value. I am truly saddened by the fact that you ...
I often feel that the so-called small moments of fulfilment can also be of great value. Unfortunately, they aren't often appreciated and even acknowle...
Thank you for your reply. I am saying that the claim that procreation is always wrong is not an evidently justifiable one. Even if we accept that crea...
Assuming physicalism is true, I don't think that an empty world is bad. However, it's not good either. In other words, there isn't an absolute reason ...
Reckless procreation is undoubtedly problematic, and I think that it is good that there is growing awareness regarding the need to reduce suffering. S...
No worries! The amazing thing isn't the poverty (obviously!), but their ability to find happiness in the seemingly small things of life. It's become a...
I think we can all be glad that we don't live in a world wherein it's wrong to save a person (who cannot magically rescue themselves) just because the...
Are you saying that all (or most) antinatalists are self-loathing? If so (and I apologise if I am wrong), I think that this would be an erroneous char...
Implications are not always accepted. Once again, I am explaining why it's not a negative, not explicating your argument. I could also say that talkin...
The irrefutable truth is usually unaffected by flawed arguments (even if they are incessantly repeated). I am sorry if I couldn't explain myself clear...
The good is certainly relevant. The harms are not the only important thing. Preventing all positives because of the possibility of negatives is proble...
It's not respectful/kind to care about preserving the non-existent freedom of inexistent souls (and if the lack of procreation does not preserve anybo...
Of course, the aggression in providing a good to an innocent being by saving them/giving them something that they would probably find to be valuable i...
"Opportunities as well" is not a valid excuse if one already has a fairly satisfied life or could have found alternative sources of value that did not...
Schopenhauer1 would have you believe that his worldview that is restricted to games and impositions is the be-all and end-all of human existence. Howe...
I appreciate your sentiments. I have already addressed the claims about paternalism and why it doesn't make sense to suggest that an action that does ...
Right back to pointlessly throwing around fallacies when one is simply pointing out why one should have a consistent framework, which is different fro...
Tackle ignorance in order to gain knowledge. However, all of us start with knowing (or at least thinking that we know) something. Your eloquence is a ...
When it comes to the positives (fulfilment), the more you reduce your losses, the more you gain (because loss requires having the good in the first pl...
Too much of a good thing can sometimes lead to terrible consequences. Having a tunnel vision can be quite limiting. Let's not use up all the water we ...
I should add that I am not trying to be an optimistic extremist here. The sacrifice can indeed be worth it in many cases. The only proviso is that the...
And being born is not making a previously happy person cry by frustrating their desire to not exist. Hence, there is no obligation to never procreate....
It does matter. The act is not a harm (in terms of something being worse for someone and consequently being something that should be prevented) unless...
I was responding to Agent Smith's post and agreeing with the general claim that one ought to be consistent. Except that rights begin with creation, wh...
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