It’s funny, I never knew of the formal philosophy of anti-natalsim (though, as a human, certainly familiar with the concept of never having existed). Yet, the very first thought experiment I had before deciding to have a child was to, in my head, have an answer for them if they ever asked me “why did you have me?” And make sure it was a really good answer.
I do doubt many folks do this but I’d be willing to bet most who have given any thought to their existence probably do.
Not at all. In fact, she’s already asked us by the tender age of 6.
I think life is an amazing thing. A miracle. And it’s very special. For all the angst and fear that comes with life, there is so so much beauty. I wanted to share that with a person, a new person who would have the ability to see the world like I do (since we share genes, my hope is some of that comes along with it).
I do doubt many folks do this but I’d be willing to bet most who have given any thought to their existence probably do.