The problem is just that it is insisted that one must feel awful about it, and obsess over it or they're not really getting it. — Wosret
Why it is anyone's duty to just feel shitty about the world all the time? What does that accomplish? — Wosret
It is not your duty to do anything; but it would be nice if you didn't procreate. What that would accomplish is not brining another generation of misery into existence because of whatever whims make you decide to do so. In other words, it's a matter of basic compassion -- if you think that's boring or lame or doesn't make you feel radical or whatever, fine, but there are real consequences to reproducing, and it'd be nice if you didn't. — The Great Whatever
Moral nihilism =/= moral anti-realism. — darthbarracuda
There is a duty to not cause suffering, though. — darthbarracuda
...not brining another generation of misery... — The Great Whatever
You guys keep appealing to emotion and cherry picking negative aspects. — Sapientia
Unborn people do not exist. — The Great Whatever
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