This Wednesday's discussion (24/3/24) will be based on the following ABC Philosopher Zone program:
An important question is -- Is it necessarily better for a child to have been born than not?
Given the following obvious points, is it morally justifiable for parents to bring a child into existence?
- There is a lot of pain and suffering in this world.
- Old age and death are not good for many.
- The future is uncertain with many challenges for humans.
- Like other animals, humans will become extinct one day.
- A non-existent being cannot suffer.
- A being existing in this world can and do suffer.
- Humans do more harm than good to the environment and to other animals and plants.
- Parents cannot know the future their child will experience.
You can find out more about the topic from the following websites:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/
The Ethics Centre: https://ethics.org.au/anti-natalism-the-case-for-not-existing/
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