When I read your last bit, it made me wonder why our societies are so anti-suicide when we shouldn't always be. Not everyone enjoys being here, and we...
@"schopenhauer1" I’m sure what you mean in that last bit there, if I came across as rude I apologize. After reading your response, I think I can agree...
This is definitely an interesting question, and one that will probably garner you many responses. Personally, it seems a little too reductionistic for...
@"schopenhauer1" I don’t think Pearce specifically wants people to procreate solely for his ideas to come into fruition, but simply that he understand...
that sounds strange to me. Maybe I’m wrong, and maybe this isn’t suited for this forum, but are optimistic or pessimistic dispositions genetically inh...
no idea what his justification is. Like you said, I suppose a strict negative utilitarian outlook wouldn’t care about such justifications as long as g...
well id say you should really aim to truly understand it before completely dismissing it. I’m definitely not an anti-natalist, but I’m also quite well...
@"Jack Cummins" Learn to appreciate the doom and gloom people, because my personal views have always strengthened when I argue against them. That bein...
@"schopenhauer1" just curious, but have you ever heard of non-academic philosopher David Pearce? Like you he is an anti-Natalist, but also a negative ...
@"schopenhauer1" If I was to pretend I was an anti-natalist, this more deontological approach seems a lot more consistent to follow. The negative util...
@"schopenhauer1" Agreed. Not only this, but Inmendham has stated many times his anti-natalist world-exploding conclusion is not moral philosophy, but ...
I know it’s been a while since anyone commented here, but I’m going to anyway. I’m not an anti-natalist or a pessimist, but I’d say I am at times char...
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