thanks for accepting me into this group — Oldphan
What difference does it make to you whether they have included it or not? You are using the word, other people know what you mean (I guess) so... what's the problem? Do you need the imprimatur of the OED, or something? — Bitter Crank
Hello everyone, thanks for accepting me into this group, happy to be here. — Oldphan
Anti-natalism is the believe that human life consists primarily of suffering (or, is primarily negative, rather than positive). It is not a subjective view of one's personal life. Thus, from an ethical perspective, to give life to a child would be unethical - a form of negative utilitarianism. — Maw
Anti-natalism is the believe that human life consists primarily of suffering (or, is primarily negative, rather than positive). It is not a subjective view of one's personal life. Thus, from an ethical perspective, to give life to a child would be unethical - a form of negative utilitarianism. — Maw
To decide that your life is not worth living is fine. It's your business.To decide that other people's lives are not worth living, that human life is not worth living, is arrogant. — T Clark
How is my description of what anti-natalism means different from yours? If human life is not worth living, then mine isn't. It is personal. — T Clark
As is all ethics, quit singling out antinatalism as if it is the only ethics which applies to you as well and is controversial.. Shall I list all the other ethical systems that claim universality and you would probably disagree with? — schopenhauer1
Are there other philosophies that say "Hey, T Clark, your life is worthless? There are other arrogant philosophies. When they are discussed I point that out, but we're not talking about them here. — T Clark
Antinatalism deserves to be singled out as arrogant and presumptuous, so no problem. — Roke
I'm performing my own philosophy in this case. It's OK that you don't get it. — Roke
It's in Wikipedia, for goodness sake. That reaches more people than the OED. — T Clark
As if there is some other possible end to be had.Yet you feel qualified to prescribe them extinction. — Roke
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