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Find a flaw in his argument.

>> No.8851030

im gay

>> No.8851069

utilitarianism

>> No.8851109

>>8851024
>pain is a refutation of life
his argument is literally "don't have kids, they'll probably get hurt and be sad"

>> No.8851123

>waaaa things hurt lets just stop doing anything

KYS

>> No.8851130

>>8851109
>>8851024

his argument would be my argument, but I'm a sad little manchild so it probably sucks

yes, it is an ad hominem

>> No.8851186

>8851024
Contrarianism

>> No.8851208

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATX-lV0VFk

>> No.8851214

>>8851109
That argument works fine against raping children or any other negative behaviour we seek to dissuade people from.

>> No.8851256

>>8851186
>typing out reply numbers

Just click the number you want to reply to

>> No.8851278

>>8851214
It works fine on an individual or case-by-caae basis, but there are seven billion people who probably aren't ready and willing to pull the curtains on all of human existence just because they went through some shit.

>> No.8851295

>>8851278
So ethics that aren't a 100% enforceable are illegitimate?

>> No.8851299

What is it about antinatalist and Stoicism threads that brings out all the retards who don't understand either?

>> No.8851322

>>8851256
I accidentally backspaced

>> No.8851324

>>8851024
I'm a redditor in my early 30s with almost 100 thousand comment karma, a girlfriend that I sleep with on a weekly basis and estrogen levels never previously before seen in a human male.
I was an avid supporter of Bernie and I even got to shake hands with him at two of his rallies. I am a feminist, a liberal, a gamer and an atheist.

With all this said, I can state with absolute confidence: He is wrong, life IS good.

>> No.8851357

>>8851295
Your taking this discussion into a stupid direction

>> No.8851358

>>8851278
Upvoted, dear sir/madame/xir.

Antinatalism is actually a deeply racist and misogynistic position promoted almost exclusively by white, privileged males.

There are billions of POC and women/non-binary people out there deserving to have adorable little rainbow babies. White males are just mad they're losing their old position in the hetero-normative white patriarchy and are lashing out at POC/non-males with depressive rage.

>> No.8851364
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8851364

>>8851024
There is no flaw other than that Benatar is just regurgitating the wisdom of Silenus.

>> No.8851375

Not edgy but given the chance to destroy the world and me with it it wouldn't doubt a single second tbqh. I hate all of you, my parents and myself the most.

>> No.8851380

it goes by the assumption that I give a shit about other people suffering

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>>8851324
this is an excellent post

>> No.8851409

>>8851358
back when I was a newfag we'd shitpost with just an image, we didn't have to regurtitate a buzzword salad on some autistic ideology, we kept our autism to ourselves.
just call me a faggot and get on with your life

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>>8851409

>> No.8851435

>>8851299
only stirner threads are worse desu

and nietzsche threads

>> No.8852835

bump

>> No.8852837

>>8851024
I enjoy the struggle.