The entire foundation of human existence is built upon selfishness, exploitation, a love of death (or prolonging life under the guise of being pro life) + a never ending list of lies so big + so deep that most adults have never ever questioned.
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Nietzsche talks about how humans need a certain amount of delusion in order to carry on
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Itβs true... we do need some delusion to carry on, but it should never be at the expense of a child (or someone who canβt consent to it).
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Nietzsche doesn't get into the morality of it; he just points out that it's a fact of existence. Peter Wessel Zapffe talked about it in his Last Messiah, where he denotes the 4 major anchoring points of humanity.
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That sounds like an interesting piece to read.
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You haven't read Zapffe's 'The Last Messiah'? OMG! You can read it in 20 minutes. It's an antinatalist classic:
philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_
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I havenβt read any of his work, only seen a few of his quotes people have posted as memes.
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I think The Last Messiah is the only thing in English by Zapffe. But, still, that short essay has much to ruminate over.