Ah, it's good to see some other antinatalists on this board.
IMO, this doesn't have a lot with God or lack of belief in any God, although there are some irrational reasons for procreation that come from religions. The most famous of which is the Biblical adage "be fruitful and multiply". That was probably good for a tiny bronze-age tribe to survive, but in how that's been expanded and interpreted to preclude anyone having any sense in the timing or number of children they produce, or laws against or active prevention of people having access to safe, effective birth control, sterilization, or abortion. Or, even for prevention of disease. IMnsHO, bringing or nearly forcing another to bring yet another child into a desperately-poor situation where one is almost sure to die of starvation or disease extremely young is tantamount to murder.
7 billion "miracles" is quite enough!
Beth
IMO, this doesn't have a lot with God or lack of belief in any God, although there are some irrational reasons for procreation that come from religions. The most famous of which is the Biblical adage "be fruitful and multiply". That was probably good for a tiny bronze-age tribe to survive, but in how that's been expanded and interpreted to preclude anyone having any sense in the timing or number of children they produce, or laws against or active prevention of people having access to safe, effective birth control, sterilization, or abortion. Or, even for prevention of disease. IMnsHO, bringing or nearly forcing another to bring yet another child into a desperately-poor situation where one is almost sure to die of starvation or disease extremely young is tantamount to murder.
7 billion "miracles" is quite enough!
Beth
