Even aside from the whole ethical thing of individuality & freedom, this is incredibly simplistic from a purely practical point of view.
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If everyone coolly assessed their abilities & what they have to offer society & then did that selflessly, might not result in more children
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Cld result in dedicating your life to finding cures for diseases or building houses for the thriving of other people's children.
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In addition to this, there is a marked tendency for moralists to justify their own selfish decisions morally including having children.
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Why any judgement on the choice in the first place? Some have no choice at all.
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But the judgement on whether its ok or not shouldn't be on whether its a choice. Same as whether homosexuality is OK or not.
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I get your point. It's something that affects your whole life, so always should be a choice. Cultural 'norms' can manipulate that choice.
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Yes. Shld be no value judgement on homosexuality or childlessness because either can be right for individual whilst affecting no-one else
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Choosing to have children does affect others in certain situations. Minefield
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Not on a societal level in the sense of the society we have now & the ethics of being able to make this choice for one's own life.
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There are scenarios in which it could be ethical not to have children - overpopulation, famine - or to have them - cancer-immune genes.
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But selfishness has to involve denial of something to someone - someone to be selfish "against". Having no kids means there is no someone.
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Crimes against potential people.
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I think the only valid critical suggestion against the decision to not have kids is in terms of regret later in life. Not selfishness
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And even that shouldn't be a harsh judgement. Just a statement of missing out on one of the most profound life experiences.
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You can't miss what you never knew
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Not true. You can miss it based on your perception of parenting. Wanting a child too late will trigger regret. Doesn't mean it's inevitable
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Moralizing the contingencies is unfair. Just stating the obvious that there is a time limit for having kids and it could be missed
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I think the observation is probably best kept in your head tho. People don't want to be told this. They will have given it thought.
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Ok. I understand the possible hurt and sorry if it makes people uncomfortable.It's a personal decision with personal emotional implications
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What you think is in your best interest can change over time is my only point
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