The pro-death view should be of interest even to those who do not accept it. One of its valuable features is that it offers a unique challenge to those pro-lifers who reject a legal right to abortion. Whereas a legal pro-choice position does not require a pro-lifer to have an abortion—it allows a choice—a legal… Continue lendo “Abortion: the ‘pro-death’ view” – David BENATAR
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Should We Stop Having Babies? Antinatalism Explored | Einzelgänger
Is it better never to have been? Some people believe it would indeed be better if no sentient life came into existence. Antinatalism is the philosophical viewpoint that procreation is morally wrong. And therefore, we should avoid it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ_8fw6-S8A Some antinatalists think only humans should stop having children; others believe that all sentient beings would… Continue lendo Should We Stop Having Babies? Antinatalism Explored | Einzelgänger
“Kids? Just say no” – David BENATAR
AEON Since 2012, Aeon has established itself as a unique digital magazine, publishing some of the most profound and provocative thinking on the web. We ask the big questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on science, philosophy, society and the arts.Essays – longform explorations of deep issues, written by serious and creative… Continue lendo “Kids? Just say no” – David BENATAR