I'm an antinatalist. I don't think anything that is sentient (has the ability to experience) should be brought into existence. Some of the reasons i'm an antinatalist: sentience is a burden, sentient beings suffer and cause suffering, existence is unnecessary.
December 31, 2015
Rather Than Being Filled With Gratitude That Others Are Worse Off Than You, Be Filled With Sorrow
Knowing that others have it worse than you shouldn't make you feel better—it should make you feel worse.
Defend The Right To Remain Nonexistent
They have no way of defending themselves, so those who could potentially exist are totally at the mercy of those who exist in regard to whether or not they are born. Let's be merciful and spare them the burden of existence, and urge others to do likewise.
Since You Can't Ask Somebody If They Want To Be Born, That Is All The More Reason To Not Bring Anybody To Life
The impossibility of getting someone's permission before giving birth to them doesn't make it okay to bring them into existence; it makes it even worse.*
*Even if it were possible to get sentient beings' permission before giving birth to them, i would still be against bringing them into existence because of the harm they would experience and also the harm they would generate.
*Even if it were possible to get sentient beings' permission before giving birth to them, i would still be against bringing them into existence because of the harm they would experience and also the harm they would generate.
Stop Making Excuses And Go Against Nature
Boys will be boys? Then stop making boys.
You're only human? Then stop making humans.
Reproducing is natural? Then defy nature.
You're only human? Then stop making humans.
Reproducing is natural? Then defy nature.
Procreation Is Not A Victimless Crime
If you don't have a problem with what people do as long as they don't cause harm to others, then you have a problem with people creating sentient beings (e.g., breeding animals, making a new human) because of the harm caused by being born.
July 5, 2015
Don't Scratch The Itch To Procreate
If you have an urge to procreate, don't give into it. Giving into it would only make things worse because you would be forcing another being who is bound to suffer and cause others to suffer into existence.
June 29, 2015
June 28, 2015
Kidnapped From Nonexistence
Q: What is the bond a child forms with its parents called?
A: Stockholm syndrome
A: Stockholm syndrome
June 22, 2015
Antinatalism At Its Simplest
Born = Harmed
Not born = Not harmed
Against procreating because it creates harm
Not born = Not harmed
Against procreating because it creates harm
Humans, You Are A Disappointment To Me
I'm disappointed in the human race for propagating life because they have the option not to and because they are demonstrating their lack of concern for the significant harm that life causes.
June 15, 2015
Stop Hurting Yourself
Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we create more beings who, like us, will have negative experiences?
June 13, 2015
How Do Other Animals See Us?
It would come as no surprise if many animals see humans as monsters and have nightmares about us.
June 11, 2015
Better Off Never Being
When someone asks "How are you doing?", you could answer "Better if i had never been."
May 1, 2015
The Biggest Question
To let sentient life continue on, or to intentionally bring it to extinction: that is the question, whether it is better to allow sentient beings to suffer generation after generation, or to take action in order to prevent any more suffering.
January 2, 2015
January 1, 2015
If There Is Evidence That An Animal Is Sentient, Then Treat It That Way
If there are animals whose nervous systems indicate that they are sentient, and you still question whether they are sentient or not, then err on the side of caution and treat them as though they are. It would be a grave mistake to treat such animals as if they don't have subjective experiences because if they do, then your action or inaction could result in them suffering greatly.
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