(April 3, 2015 at 12:48 am)robvalue Wrote: My biggest problem with reproducing is the lack of consent. The kid gets no say whatsoever, and no easy way to get out of it once it's here. I know my line of thought is unusual, but I feel violated to have been thrust into this world.I've seen this argument, but I find it silly. Asking a non-existent fetus how it feels about growing into a world which it may not entirely enjoy, even though it is usually the actions and circumstances of the parents which are responsible for that lack of enjoyment, is pointless.
Obviously, it's unethical for fucked-up idiots with no money, education or love of life to bring a child into a life that almost certainly suck. However, parents who are decent human beings, who sort their finances before making a baby, and who have an active interest in the children are probably the only ones who care about the ethics of reproduction anyway. To me, this makes a reasonable rule of thumb: only those who at least ASK whether it is ethical to bring a child into their family are worthy of actually having children.
