(August 5, 2015 at 3:49 pm)robvalue Wrote:(August 5, 2015 at 3:35 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: My objection is to there being a "default type of thinking" on the question at all. The simple fact is, one cannot know in advance if a child's life will be more good than bad. What one is doing is taking a chance and, presumably, hoping for the best. The thing is, one is taking a chance on someone else's life, not one's own. And that is why it is morally problematic.
You're one of the few people who is on my wavelength with this!I am baffled by the fact that most people don't seem to consider it a moral issue at all. When I say most people, I'm not accusing anyone in particular on the forum.
To me it certainly is a moral issue, but of course not one I would ever meddle with regarding someone else's choice. I'd only ever voice my opinion and encourage thought and discussion.
I expect that we will always be in the minority on this. Many people seem to have difficulty understanding what the issue is.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
