Posted: Mar 18, 2012 10:20 pm
SafeAsMilk wrote:A friend of mine has a similar view, they say that to give birth to a child is to condemn them to death.
Fine, I say, do us all a favor and don't have any children. A parent with such a view of life would surely end up fulfilling their own prophecy.
When the antinatalist has died the suffering will continue unabated because people refuse to take responsibility for or grasp that they are propogating suffering.
I think some atheist oppose antinatalism because they want to distance themselves from the nihilistic implications of their own position. If someone has a child and believes in a positive after life scenario then the suffering we experience on earth may not bee final or the end. That is a potential plus for the theist.
Even though I am not opposed to the notion of afterlife and the temporary nature of suffering I think any but the mildest suffering is totally unacceptable. And life throws suffering on by the bucket load.