Since anti-natalism is mainly centered around west, just like almost every other philosophical positions, the kind of objection presented below which is based on eastern thought, specially around Buddhism, Jainism and perhaps on Hinduism too, isn't frequently encountered.
Such an objection, of not the only objection, that can be held against anti-natalism, the philosophical position that assigns negative value to birth, is that even if one refrained himself or/and herself from making a child, that being would eventually find another host and come into existence.
Therefore if one is capable of giving birth to [a] child[ren] which would put it in a hospitable environment,he should not miss the chance and has even a moral obligation to do so if to save them [souls] from being born in harsh backgrounds.
In essence, eastern mindset perceives birth, just like death, is an inevitable thing and one should act in order to give the hosts chances to have good lives whatever they might be.
But the thing is, inevitability of an event cannot justify actions which are taken in order to make that event happen earlier. For an example, any randomly chosen person would undoubtedly die. But if argued along pro-natalist Buddhist or Jain, even killing strangers is justified.
So, it's true a being searching for a host would someday be born. But that doesn't imply we should hurry and make the necessary environment that makes it possible for it to conceive.
We must not take part in any action that enables another one to suffer just like we do. It's as wrong as killing a stranger unreasonably.
Procreation is a crime. As the intelligent species on this planet, we all should refrain ourselves from procreating and should go towards an extinction en masse.
Such an objection, of not the only objection, that can be held against anti-natalism, the philosophical position that assigns negative value to birth, is that even if one refrained himself or/and herself from making a child, that being would eventually find another host and come into existence.
Therefore if one is capable of giving birth to [a] child[ren] which would put it in a hospitable environment,
In essence, eastern mindset perceives birth, just like death, is an inevitable thing and one should act in order to give the hosts chances to have good lives whatever they might be.
But the thing is, inevitability of an event cannot justify actions which are taken in order to make that event happen earlier. For an example, any randomly chosen person would undoubtedly die. But if argued along pro-natalist Buddhist or Jain, even killing strangers is justified.
So, it's true a being searching for a host would someday be born. But that doesn't imply we should hurry and make the necessary environment that makes it possible for it to conceive.
We must not take part in any action that enables another one to suffer just like we do. It's as wrong as killing a stranger unreasonably.
Procreation is a crime. As the intelligent species on this planet, we all should refrain ourselves from procreating and should go towards an extinction en masse.
