Occasionally, I came across an article that makes me think. Today was no exception. I came across this article about a Philosopher named David Benatar, that thinks having children is immoral.
After reading this article, I had to seriously think about what he thought.
His first assertion is because children will suffer during the course of their lives from birth to death, that it's immoral to bring them into the world.
His second assertion is because humans are destructive to each other and to the planet, that it's immoral to bring more destruction to the planet.
In a way, he's both right and wrong. It is wrong to inflict suffering on another being, but he is also wrong. If it weren't for suffering, we would never want to make things better. If it weren't for some humans destroying the planet, there wouldn't be other humans such as Elon Musk and others trying to save the planet. If we weren't messing it up, we wouldn't also be looking for ways to fix it.
I saw one oversight in his philosophy. While he condemns us for causing suffering and destroying the planet, I don't see him offering to end his own suffering.
I was wondering what his stance was on the death penalty, but it wasn't in the article. I couldn't help but wonder if he was for it or against it.
What do you think?
