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Not when it comes to death.

That's not something to laugh about. Maybe if your intention was to gloat, sure.

I generally hate birthdays as well. And I agree that most people in general are in a negative state most of the time. But I disagree with your stateme...

I would be willing to deny this claim. One must only tell a joke or a funny story to see the brightness of the human spirit flourish. The joy one feel...

We can kick the can down the road, sure. Maybe it's not a problem now, but eventually it will be a problem. Essentially by saying entropy/death/decay ...

Entropy, the acceleration of decay. The rose garden is a second-order establishment, built upon a pile of fertilizer (manure). I don't know about the ...

You specifically were talking about heroes, thus I provided my opinion. smh

I would disagree. The entire human race is intoxicated under this hero-cult godhead, the Individual who conquers Death (our greatest fear and enemy), ...

There's something about living in a non-ideal world that for some reason some people are so attached to. The tragedy of existence becomes romantic and...

So, just to make sure I'm getting this right, am I opposed to the corporatocratic shenanigans even though they led to a good outcome? Ahem...well FIRS...

I'm not against improving the human condition. I won't deny that smallpox has been eradicated, for example. But neither will I deny that it is a far-f...

BC, it is great that your personal experience of life is adequate enough for you to say that you feel as though life is decent. However, I think it wo...

There is a difference between a life worth continuing and a life worth starting. Giving birth to a child that turns out to have a life worth living is...

I'd like to bring to the discussion a topic that I encountered the other day while reading a thread by Schop1 over at the old PF. Forget about the ine...

I disagree. Certainly some may have children because they like the idea of contributing a positive influence in the community, but to say that all par...

One of the biggest reasons why I continue to be opposed to birth is that I see absolutely no good reason to take the risk and have a child. It seems t...

Depends. If I had it my way, all sentient life would cease to procreate. Perhaps non-sentient life would also need to be stopped in case they evolve i...

I don't understand.

I would like to say that I still do not find your definition of what makes an antinatalist convincing. If I am understanding correctly, those who don'...

Carry on with the ridicule, then.

This might be irrelevant but it seems to me that the arguments that are the most convincing yet startling get the greatest amount of ridicule.

After reading the paper, I think that Cabrera is right in criticizing Benatar's misuse of counterfactuals, but I disagree with his assessment that cou...

There are some expectations that just cannot be tamed, though. When you drive by a graveyard and suddenly get that sinking feeling that, yeah, you'll ...

All of the mediocrity and suffering can be avoided by birth. To say otherwise is like to eat a piece of burnt toast and then force everyone else to ea...

Actually my life took a turn for a worse, and I found refuge in Schopenhauer and the fellow pessimists. It wasn't a horrible catastrophe but it was en...

I wasn't always an antinatalist.

Mediocrity is not "good enough". Every one of us is in the condition that a sufficient amount of pain can befall us that leads us to question our exis...

"It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain." -Schopenhauer This is Helen Keller's response to Schopenhauer: "One who believes th...

True, but this is not exclusive to homosexuals.

Agustino, do you believe that a homosexual lifestyle affects the well-being of the general public?

This is where you are mistaken. Negative experiences far outweigh the positives. Those who look at the Sun, smile and say "life is good" are walking o...

True. This is an example of when the asymmetry and consent argument begins to break down. But a twenty dollar present is a small loss if they don't li...

This is not correct. I rather enjoy playing cards and know that there is a chance I may lose. Notice, I may lose, not someone else in the case of birt...

But this is exactly what birth entails; an unnecessary risk imposition. The parent's process of "giving consideration" is usually quite little to even...

You are confusing a life worth continuing with a life worth starting, and clumping them together as a life worth living. It doesn't matter if the majo...

Because what if they actually don't want to die? Then you'd be harming them. It's none of mine nor your business to be involved in the continuation or...

Unsolicited mercy killings are not preferable because it is violation of liberty and consent. One does not have to assume that potential people would ...

Intentions are indeed important, but one also has to take into account ignorant neglect.

But how do we make moral judgement without considering the consequences?

I am of the opinion that non-consequentialist normative positions, like deontology or virtue ethics, are quasi-consequentialist in nature. Furthermore...

If something is not good, it is either morally neutral or morally bad. If you are to take the position that birth is morally neutral, then this means ...

Saw this the other day and thought it was absolutely hilarious.

I'll try my hand, no guarantees though.

So now it is you that seems to be re-defining terms. You can't have it both ways.

It's stupid because you enabled the hurricane to wreak havoc on the house. According to your logic, parents must be murderers because they condemn the...

You failed to consider my overall point, though. To say that birth causes suffering is misleading; it's catchy and easy to say that it does, but in fa...

The feeling of hollowness is also grounded in a chemical process in your brain. Presumably, all negative feelings could be banished, and the value ari...

Birth does not cause suffering, it enables suffering. Building a house in Florida does not cause the house to be destroyed, the hurricane is what caus...

You should read this.

Wosret seems to be arguing the route that Nietzsche did regarding Schopenhauer; that the latter was much too decadent and became weak and posh, thus c...