Post by theravenking on Jun 16, 2017 16:07:11 GMT
I did briefly flirt with both of those ideologies, but eventually realised they were too extreme for me. It seems that some people do indeed live happy lives. Optimists would argue that it would be unfair to take that chance of happiness away from them by not bringing them into the world.
The problem with being born is: it is not up to me myself. It is up to my parents. They are the ones responsible for me being in this world. There is something infuriating about this idea, that two people can come together and just create another being without asking for its consent. There is this great saying by Cioran that nobody is responsible for his actions, since none of us have been asked whether we want to live or not. Parents are deluding themselves when they think they are doing their children a favour by bringing them into this world.
I think I mellowed with age. I don't mind anymore, if other people want to have children. Me, I don't want children though. I don't want to be responsible for another person's suffering.
The problem with being born is: it is not up to me myself. It is up to my parents. They are the ones responsible for me being in this world. There is something infuriating about this idea, that two people can come together and just create another being without asking for its consent. There is this great saying by Cioran that nobody is responsible for his actions, since none of us have been asked whether we want to live or not. Parents are deluding themselves when they think they are doing their children a favour by bringing them into this world.
I think I mellowed with age. I don't mind anymore, if other people want to have children. Me, I don't want children though. I don't want to be responsible for another person's suffering.