RE: Is Human Reproduction Un-Ethical?
April 1, 2015 at 7:56 pm
(This post was last modified: April 1, 2015 at 7:57 pm by Brometheus.)
(April 1, 2015 at 7:33 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote:(April 1, 2015 at 7:10 pm)Brometheus Wrote: Hear me out.
What do you think?
- If no God or after-life exists;
- There is no other point to being, than what we make of our lives here;
- And, if some children will find in this life great fulfillment, while others find incredible pain and suffering- which we cannot possibly foreknow;
- To wager that a child will enjoy life, to a degree greater than the sum of the pain and suffering;
- Which is to wager with somebody elses life, potentially exposing another human being to immense grief and pain;
- Which is needless, considering the fact that their is no reason for us to be, or to continue to exist;
- And, that the, act of having children is not necessary for any purpose other than our own gratification;
- Thus, having children is a selfish, greedy act which can impose great pain on another human being;
- Having children is thus un-ehtical and immoral.
Confusing.
Could have been stated way more simply as:
1. Causing a child to suffer is unethical and immoral.
2. Bringing a child into the world might cause them to suffer.
.:. 3. Bringing a child into the world is unethical and immoral.
As for what I think, there's a helluva lot riding on that "might".
I'm a little pissed that I was created merely for somebody's self-fulfillment.
(April 1, 2015 at 7:48 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 2. The likelihood that highly ethical people will behave unethically is not statistically significant.The assumption being that because it has been so, it will continue to be, without exception?


