We are forever being told that colour-blindness is a sign of privilege and not wanting to talk about race issues & potential or actual racism all the time is also a sign of privilege - being from a group which doesn't need to be hyper-aware of it.
Having children can certainly be seen as a moral positive but we don't actually have any responsibility to perpetuate our species. Another argument is that humans are so bad for other life on this planet, we have a moral responsibility to reduce our impact by not having children.
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I must admit I am slightly astonished at this response. If we have a responsibility to the next generation, then don't we have a responsibility that there is a next generation? As for your environmental nihilism, I tend to view humans as a net good (I am on team human).
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No. The responsibility to care for the children we do have is not a responsibility to have children. This is fairly consistent. We nearly always have responsibility for things we have done but not the responsibility to do everything that responsibility needs to be taken for.
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