(May 26, 2018 at 8:31 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:You view is the one that sounds nihilistic and cruel(May 26, 2018 at 7:35 pm)Edwardo Piet Wrote: I'm an all out anti-natalist so I can roll just fine with not giving birth to people.
"It is not only the ratio of pleasure to pain that determines the quality of a life, but also the sheer quantity of pain. Once a certain threshold of pain is passed, no amount of pleasure can compensate for it." - David Benetar
"If you’re thinking about bringing someone into existence, you’re not just thinking about when they’re young, but also when they’re in their eighties. Parents don’t think about the cancer that will ravage their future child’s body decades after they themselves die. " - David Benetar
This all sounds very nihilistic.
Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy -- myself.
Inuit Proverb
Inuit Proverb