Podcast appearances and mentions of David Benatar

Are Jews entitled to their own homeland? Is the Israeli response to the massacre of civilians perpetrated by Hamas on October 7th justified? Should there be a ceasefire? David's Article in Quillette: https://quillette.com/2023/10/21/its-not-the-occupation/ Raja Halwani wrote to us about Jason's exposition of his view at 33:06. Here is Raja's clarification:**I wanted to clarify a point that Jason made during the interview with David Benatar. Jason asked Benatar what he thought of the view that “the view is that the Gazans are an oppressed people. They've been oppressed for so long that they've acted out of desperation. And there's only two options that they have.” Jason goes on to say that I have defended the view that “the Gazans are an oppressed people who only have two options. The one option is to die and the other option is to attack, to attack Israel in order to secure some sort of freedom. Those are its only two options. And so ... Raja takes the view that if Hamas were to lay down its arms, then it's just a slow death for the Gazans. That's, that would be the future of Gaza.”However, I did not make this claim about having only two options, nor would I, because it reads as a justification of killing civilians, especially given the context of the Hamas attacks of October 7 (and other attacks against Israelis). It reads as a justification because if death is one of only two options, then the second, to attack, seems permissible. The last sentence in Jason's question, about Hamas laying down its arms, seems to especially imply this (though Jason did not intend to make me come out as justifying Hamas's actions).Jason attributes this view to me based on something I wrote in my blog (as he explained to me in personal correspondence). Here is the specific passage on which Jason bases his attribution:People are quick to condemn Hamas for the evil that it has wrought, but they are as quick to neglect that Hamas acts out of sheer desperation, out of the sheer desire, no matter how steep the price, to score a victory against Israel, a country whose military might not even its prime ministers fully comprehend, and out of the sheer hopelessness of the slow death that their people has been dying. Although to explain this is not to justify it, I also ask the reader: What options do the Palestinians have? What do you advise them to do? Their lives are going nowhere. Peace initiative after peace initiative has failed them (and, to add insult to injury, they are blamed for the failure). No Palestinian state has emerged, and none is likely to given the current map (just look and see whether a state can be built out of the Swiss cheese that is the West Bank). Their tunnel has been long and with no light at its end. So what should they do? They ought to sit still and “take it like a man.” To suck it up. To bear the unfair burden of history. We have to tell them, “Misfortune has fallen upon you, and you may not extricate yourselves from it by killing civilians. Even as you yourselves die, slowly, surely, with no justification, and with barely an explanation, you may not take the lives of the civilians of your enemy. This is the noble way.”Clearly, the passage is a bitter one about Palestinian loss and oppression, but it is as clearly morally ruling out the option of killing civilians. So even though Hamas might take up arms against civilians, this is not a morally viable options for Gazans or Palestinians in general. Hence, insofar as Jason's question attributes to me a justification of attacks on civilians, this clarification should clarify that this is not my position.**Chapters:[0:00] Introduction[0:22] Thought Experiment[7:52] Historical context[23:13] Two-State Solution[27:46] Ethical Blockade[31:37] What if Hamas laid down their arms?[36:06] Current War[45:46] Proportionality[54:59] Concluding thoughts[59:01] Outro

Send us a textWatch the video version HERE!:  https://youtu.be/6tqrrBdbZlc Make sure to watch:Part 1: The case of Marzipan: What would David Benatar do?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9JwwPart 2: How wrong cAN I be?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtc

Send us a textWatch the video version HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpcEdBRX0ZMDavid Benatar and Matti Häyry discuss Matti's marzipAN trilogymarzipAN #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrGMwk9JwwmarzipAN #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3eEIUqPtcmarzipAN #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tqrrBdbZlcand its ethical implications. Matti Häyry's take on antinatalism and related topics can be found in:– Call Me VEXAN Then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXTcxixHIg8– Exit Duty Generator: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/exit-duty-generator/49ACA1A21FF0A4A3D0DB81230192A042?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark

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Watch the video version HERE!:  https://youtu.be/C8aCNTUmLbE A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Neversis based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. Original music and lyrics John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Original arrangement The Beatles. This version's lyrics by Matti Häyry, inspired by David Benatar's seminal book Better Never to Have Been 2006, and performance by Matti Häyry. A REAL NOWHERE MAN Better never to have been This your parents didn’t see So they sent you down that road of misery Failed to grasp asymmetry Thought too much of quality Couldn’t see that all they had was fantasy Sleep is good, calm is better (No life) But the best would be never (All right) To have been brought into this sadness at all They were blind as they could be With their dreams of harmony Pollyanna be their guide to destiny Sleep is good, calm is better (No life) But the best would be never (All right) To have been brought into this badness at all Nonexistence, let me stay Can there be a brighter day? Without you and me and without anyone Sleep is good, calm is better (No life) But the best would be never (All right) To have been brought into this madness at all Better never to have been Quality, asymmetry Better never to have been at all Better never to have been at all Dedicated to Amanda Sukenick on her the-meaning-of-life-according-to-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy better-never-to-have-been anniversary. 

Parfit altered the landscape of the philosophy of identity. We speak to David Edmonds about his recently released biography on this influential philosopher, and ask: what made Parfit the man he was? [00:00] Introduction to David Edmunds [00:25] David's Personal Connection to Derek Parfit [01:42] Derek Parfit's Early Life and Education [04:17] Derek Parfit's Philosophical Contributions [08:39] The Teletransporter Thought Experiment [12:20] Derek Parfit's Views on Death and Identity [24:45] The Non-Identity Problem [28:47] David Benatar's View on Existence [30:00] Climate Change Thought Experiment [34:42] Derek Parfit's Life and Interests [37:15] The Academic Saint [43:17] Derek Parfit's Philosophical Impact [48:45] Writing Derek Parfit's Biography

Are there different kinds of bullshit? Do bullshitters know they are full of it? What should we do to stem the tide? [00:00] Introduction [00:19] David Benatar's Joke [02:25] Defining Bullshit: Philosophical Perspectives [04:21] Academic Bullshit and Real-World Examples [09:34] The Ethics of Calling Out Bullshit [23:14] The Tragedy of the Bullshit Commons [36:06] Language, Slurs, and Bullshit [45:06] Navigating Misinformation and Critical Thinking [54:01 ] Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Until recently, David Benatar was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where he also directed the university's Bioethics Centre. He is widely known for his controversial and challenging views on topics like antinatalism—captured in his groundbreaking book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence—which argues that bringing new life into the world inevitably leads to suffering. In addition to his work on antinatalism, Benatar has written extensively on practical ethics, morality, and human suffering, and his most recent contributions to Quillette have focused on the conflict in Israel and rising antisemitism in the Anglosphere. In this conversation, we reflect on the anniversary of 7 October and the ethical questions it raises. The conversation concludes with a discussion of his new book, Very Practical Ethics: Engaging Everyday Moral Questions (2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paul Morland, author of 'No One Left', joins the Brain in a Vat podcast to discuss demographic changes and Pronatalism. Paul explores the idea of having more children in response to declining fertility rates, demographic momentum, and the potential societal impacts of population collapse. Paul discusses potential solutions, including state intervention, cultural changes, and technological advancements. Read Morland's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-One-Left-World-Children/dp/1800754108 [00:00] Introduction [00:17] A Thought Experiment on Pronatalism [02:06] Debating the Value of Life [06:12] David Benatar's Perspective [10:28] Population Ethics and Decline [11:40] Challenges of Low Fertility Rates [18:43] Technology and Immigration as Solutions [24:08] The Role of AI in the Future Workforce [33:43] Skepticism Towards AI and Technological Solutions [35:42] The Changing Nature of Retirement and Aging [39:30] Economic Implications of Population Collapse [41:15] Environmental Concerns and Population Dynamics [46:11] Cultural and Political Influences on Fertility Rates [51:39] Potential Solutions and Government Interventions [01:08:37] Concluding Thoughts and Future Outlook

Watch the video version here!:  https://youtu.be/99B4ZzgkftQ The How to Define Antenatals?: A Panel Discussion! Featuring Karim Akerma, Matti Häyry, David Pearce, Amanda Sukenick, Lawrence Anton and David Benatar!Karim Akerma: Blog: https://antinatalismblog.wordpress.com/Antinatalism: A Handbook: https://a.co/d/8qBCOTjMatti Häyry:A rational cure for pre reproductive stress syndrome: https://jme.bmj.com/content/31/10/606If You Must Give Them a Gift, Then Give Them the Gift of Nonexistence:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/if-you-must-give-them-a-gift-then-give-them-the-gift-of-nonexistence/2D6A8DD4EA49B6154471243CD65FAE77?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmarkConfessions of an Antinatalist Philosopher: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/confessions-of-an-antinatalist-philosopher/C181644401A98E5EE0D35568D06E64B4?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmarkExit Duty Generator: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/exit-duty-generator/49ACA1A21FF0A4A3D0DB81230192A042?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmarkAntinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/antinatalism-extinction-and-the-end-of-procreative-selfcorruption/A88E18CA50EF6D919CE459C007447DB4?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmarkOrkid: https://youtu.be/k7ZSUl9r-Wo?si=eUlZN3Yx9QaZ_g_QDavid Pearce: The Hedonistic Imperative: https://www.hedweb.com/The World Transhumanist Association (Now Humanity+): https://www.humanityplus.org/Amanda Sukenick: The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoAAntinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/antinatalism-extinction-and-the-end-of-procreative-selfcorruption/A88E18CA50EF6D919CE459C007447DB4?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmarkThe EFIList: https://vimeo.com/700934785Lawrence Anton: https://www.youtube.com/c/LawrenceAntonhttps://x.com/lawrence_anton1https://antinatalistadvocacy.org/https://antinatalisthandbook.org/Void Clothing: https://a12497-55.myshopify.com/David Benatar:Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence:https://a.co/d/eiJfQDwThe Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions: https://a.co/d/jfLVeiMDebating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce?(Co-Authored with David Wasserman) https://a.co/d/iYUMPExVery Practical Ethics: Engaging Everyday Moral Questions (Pre-order below!)https://global.oup.com/academic/product/very-practical-ethics-9780197780794?cc=ie&lang=en&

Phil and Jake are joined by Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman, the authors of What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice, to discuss David Benatar's 1997 paper "Why It Is Better Never to Come into Existence," alongside Paul Schrader's 2017 film First Reformed. The Manifesto: David Benatar - "Why It Is Better Never to Come into Existence" https://www.jstor.org/stable/20009904 The Art: Paul Schrader - First Reformed https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/ Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman - What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250276131/whatarechildrenfor For more of Anastasia's work https://www.anastasiaberg.com/ Rachel's work at The Point https://thepointmag.com/author/rwiseman/

Welcome, to episode #85 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I'm your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I'm speaking with Associate Professor of English and Literature, coordinator of Burak Özgüner Animal Rights Study Center, and the co-producer and co-presenter of the Turkish radio show “Right to Life of Species”. the Turkish translator, of both David Benatar's Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions - Cansu Özge Özmen!Watch to the video version here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G33KPjHBYU4https://bianet.org/yazi/hayatin-anlami-281239https://bianet.org/yazi/neden-cocuk-yapmiyorsun-291941https://bianet.org/haber/dogmamis-cocugun-rizasi-280072https://bianet.org/yazi/onu-dunyaya-getirmeye-hakkim-yoktu-antinatalizm-ve-gulen-adam-278256Keşke Hiç Olmasaydık - Var Olmanın Kötülüğü (2018)https://amzn.eu/d/6I54qhNİnsanın Çaresizliği: Hayatın En Ağır Sorunları için Samimi Bir Kılavuz (2022)https://amzn.eu/d/f8CqbAhHarper's article: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-case-against-children-elizabeth-barber/Buy Antinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/psychology/developmental-psychology/antinatalism-extinction-and-end-procreative-self-corruption?format=PBAlso on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/Antinatalism-Extinction-Procreative-Self-Corruption-Neuroethics/dp/1009455303/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Read it for free HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/antinatalism-extinction-and-the-end-of-procreative-selfcorruption/A88E18CA50EF6D919CE459C007447DB4#elements DOI: https://doi.org/ Watch our video on the book: HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyqgQfcMeyYVisit the Towarzystwo Naukowe im. Stanisława Andreskiego merch shop! HERE!: https://tnsa.myspreadshop.pl/More about Nimrod's: The EuropeAN Tour 2024 HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W_sLihBFSohttps://dontprocreate.org/?fbclid=IwAR1THRzl4jCm9hsuym-iFFjb3jkWrYkTgtHLhpJxoHULfRjo0P_vM3QdDSchttps://www.youtube.com/@Europe-AN-Tour-2024

Dr. David Benatar is a very special guest of mine indeed. A philosophical heavyweight renowned for his work worldwide, Dr. Benatar coined the term 'anti-natalism' and wrote the infamous anti-natalist book 'Better Never to Have Been', which puts forward the argument that it is bad that sentient life comes into existence and that we ought not procreate. Dr. Benatar's work has shaped my life immensely. In this episode, I put to Dr. Benatar (a vegan anti-natalist himself) the idea put forward by NATALIST vegans (i.e. vegans who believe procreation is NOT immoral) that anti-natalism could actually HARM animals in the long run. We discuss whether anti-natalist vegans should have a duty to clear the most land space to prevent creation of new life; whether veganism's environmental "benefits" are indeed a benefit; the contentious killing predators debate; and whether humans need to be around to help mitigate the horrendous issue of wild animal suffering. Plus, Dr. Benatar gives his opinion on what vegans with carnivorous animals such as snakes in their care ought to do with the animal.

Are Jews entitled to their own homeland?  Is the Israeli response to the massacre of civilians perpetrated by Hammas on October 7th justified? Should there be a ceasefire?  David's Article in Quillette: https://quillette.com/2023/10/21/its-not-the-occupation/  Raja Halwani wrote to us about Jason's exposition of his view at 38:50. Here is Raja's clarification: **I wanted to clarify a point that Jason made during the interview with David Benatar. Jason asked Benatar what he thought of the view that “the view is that the Gazans are an oppressed people. They've been oppressed for so long that they've acted out of desperation. And there's only two options that they have.” Jason goes on to say that I have defended the view that “the Gazans are an oppressed people who only have two options. The one option is to die and the other option is to attack, to attack Israel in order to secure some sort of freedom. Those are its only two options. And so ... Raja takes the view that if Hamas were to lay down its arms, then it's just a slow death for the Gazans. That's, that would be the future of Gaza.” However, I did not make this claim about having only two options, nor would I, because it reads as a justification of killing civilians, especially given the context of the Hamas attacks of October 7 (and other attacks against Israelis). It reads as a justification because if death is one of only two options, then the second, to attack, seems permissible. The last sentence in Jason's question, about Hamas laying down its arms, seems to especially imply this (though Jason did not intend to make me come out as justifying Hamas's actions). Jason attributes this view to me based on something I wrote in my blog (as he explained to me in personal correspondence). Here is the specific passage on which Jason bases his attribution: People are quick to condemn Hamas for the evil that it has wrought, but they are as quick to neglect that Hamas acts out of sheer desperation, out of the sheer desire, no matter how steep the price, to score a victory against Israel, a country whose military might not even its prime ministers fully comprehend, and out of the sheer hopelessness of the slow death that their people has been dying. Although to explain this is not to justify it, I also ask the reader: What options do the Palestinians have? What do you advise them to do? Their lives are going nowhere. Peace initiative after peace initiative has failed them (and, to add insult to injury, they are blamed for the failure). No Palestinian state has emerged, and none is likely to given the current map (just look and see whether a state can be built out of the Swiss cheese that is the West Bank). Their tunnel has been long and with no light at its end. So what should they do? They ought to sit still and “take it like a man.” To suck it up. To bear the unfair burden of history. We have to tell them, “Misfortune has fallen upon you, and you may not extricate yourselves from it by killing civilians. Even as you yourselves die, slowly, surely, with no justification, and with barely an explanation, you may not take the lives of the civilians of your enemy. This is the noble way.” Clearly, the passage is a bitter one about Palestinian loss and oppression, but it is as clearly morally ruling out the option of killing civilians. So even though Hamas might take up arms against civilians, this is not a morally viable options for Gazans or Palestinians in general. Hence, insofar as Jason's question attributes to me a justification of attacks on civilians, this clarification should clarify that this is not my position.**

Humans have a tendency to see the glass as half full. What arguments can be made on behalf of the half-empty perspective? Whether it's evaluating your life or making decisions about becoming a parent, viewing things through a pessimistic lens could ultimately help reduce suffering in the world.David Benatar is a professor of philosophy and director of the Bioethics Centre at the University of Cape Town. He is also the author of several books. His latest book, titled The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions, explores the meaningfulness of life. David and Greg discuss optimism versus pessimism and the positive and negative qualities that they both possess. David talks about suicide and the historic and where our views on it have evolved from. David and Greg talk about the ethics of having children, what true immortality would really mean, and how to get the most out of our time on the hedonic treadmill of life.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:General broad pessimism is a product of the clear-eyed view48:48: General broad pessimism is a product of the clear-eyed view. If you look at the human condition realistically, you're going to reach unhappy conclusions about all the things I've said that you should reach unhappy conclusions about. But now the question is, "Well, what do you do with that information?" Do you just become morose? Do you withdraw? What do you do with this information? And one mistake would be to become overly morose about it, to derive no joy, because then what happens is there's a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy there where you're making; there's another feedback loop. You're making it actually worse for yourself than it would be if you didn't have that kind of response to the pessimism. At the same time, I don't think you should fall into optimism because now you're going to lose the clear-eyed view. So, what I would say is preserve the clear-eyed pessimistic view but be pragmatic.Is there a feedback loop between the subjective and the objective?18:29: If you think your life is better than it is, it objectively becomes a bit better. That doesn't mean it reaches the level you think it's at. It doesn't completely eliminate the gap between the subjective and the objective, but the subjective view makes it a little better. And similarly, when we're speaking about negative evaluation. So, there is that feedback loop.Life's meaning doesn't have to be broad22:05: I don't think that we should conclude from the absence of that kind of meaning that our lives have no meaning. Because they do have meaning at more micro-levels, and we matter to other people. We can have a positive impact on people and beings around us. And I don't think we should pretend that isn't the case simply because our lives can't have a broader kind of meaning.On the relationship of quality and meaning of life13:29: There are different views about what the relationship is between quality and meaning. Some people want to treat meaning as part of the quality of life. Others want to separate it out. There is some value in separating them, but I don't want to be committed to that view. I don't think we need to be.Show Links:Recommended Resources:A. J. Ayer Wikipedia PageHedonic Treadmill Wikipedia PageGuest Profile:Faculty Profile from the University of Cape TownHis Work:The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest QuestionsBetter Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into ExistenceThe Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and BoysConversations about the Meaning of LifeThe Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa's leading university in declineDebating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce?New Yorker Article 

I know what you're thinking: what does artificial intelligence have to do with a DINK lifestyle? Surprisingly, more than you think! In this episode, we explore a common philosophical question in antinatalist circles: Should artificial intelligence be given the ability to experience pain and suffering? Plus, we chat about recent statements from Mo Gawdat, a former Google X exec, on why he's urging people to hold off on having kids as a result of the rise of artificial intelligence.  You can find the New York Time's story on if it's ethically wrong to have kids here.  To learn more about the discussion between Sam Harris and David Benatar, visit here. If you want to fuck around and find out about AI, you can try out ChatGPT here.  Become a monthly subscriber to help this show stay ad-free. Wanna connect with us on social media? You can find us on Instagram and TikTok at @dinkypod.  If you have a question or comment, email us at dinkypod@gmail.com.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dinky-podcast/support

Should we implement affirmative action when determining which students are admitted to universities? Should affirmative action be based on race or socio-economic status? Is diversity important when deciding on university admissions? And should we think about race and gender in the same way when considering affirmative action? Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen and Porter Kaufman Brain in a Vat bookshop (Shopify): https://smarturl.it/BrainShop Brain in a Vat bookshop (Amazon): https://smarturl.it/BrainAmazonShop

完全逆向思考，生「兒」為人是何苦＞＜ （文君ㄜ回來了：貝貝貓在片尾） 兒童節特別節目（下集）來了， 這一集我們來聊「反生育理論」 誰能讓孩子先簽同意書，再將他生下來？ 為何要冒著受苦的風險，且未必能幸福？ 美好的生命故事，會不會只是自欺的幻象？ 值得活下去的生命，起點未必也值得開始。 一本讓悲觀者重新樂觀起來的書 一本讓樂觀者反覆皺起眉頭的書 獻給各位！也獻給父親與母親們！ 兒童節快樂！ 《生兒為人是何苦：出生在世的傷害》｜Readmoo 讀墨電子書｜https://moo.im/a/03DRUY (00:06:50)　愛他所以生小孩 vs 愛他所以不生小孩 (00:12:18)　反生論（Anti-natalism）：人應避免擁有孩子，避免痛苦大於快樂。 (00:25:19)　反生論三層次：壞消息、更壞的消息、最壞的消息 (00:25:43)　（一）人的出生，對我們每個人而言，永遠都是嚴重的傷害。 (00:29:12)　《靈魂急轉彎》原點的同意書 (00:34:31)　值得活的生命：值得繼續 / 值得開始 (00:44:46)　（二）所有人的生活品質其實都很糟。 (00:46:09)　波麗安娜效應：樂觀的傾向 (00:51:51)　皓甯的幸福童年：超。波麗安娜效應 (01:02:25)　David Benatar, Welcome to Taiwan! (01:16:46)　馬克思 ‧ 韋伯：意義之網 (01:27:07)　Dora 又出現了～ (01:36:10)　（三）地球上最理想的人口數量為零，並且人類滅亡愈早出現愈好。 (01:52:50)　貝貝貓（！）：兒童節快樂

Should we implement affirmative action when determining which students are admitted to universities? Should affirmative action be based on race or socio-economic status? Is diversity important when deciding on university admissions? And should we think about race and gender in the same way when considering affirmative action?

你是怎麼樣想像生命的？ 有時候看到這些自己沒有想過的事情，被拿出來討論的時候，就像是照鏡子一樣，映照出當別人有這個觀點的時候，你自己的觀點是什麼？ 不要害怕和本書的觀點爭執，就讓自己的想法和這本書撞擊一下，也是蠻有趣的 購書連結

Welcome to the first episode of Hankikanto: Falling into the Anti/Natal Abyss! The worlds of Antinatalist philosophy, & Antinatalist activism finally team-up, in this new series by Matti Häyry & Amanda Sukenick! Beginning with an in-depth examination of the nearly 40 years of Antinatalism in the work of Matti Häyry, and then venturing into all kinds of subjects within the full landscape of the Anti-Natal world and beyond! Join us for new episodes of Hankikanto the 15th of every month!Our tremendous thanks to our fabulous guest voices!: Lawrence Anton: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmJnCYRWCDoso7eDPFpVuLw George Martin/Carnism Debunked: https://www.youtube.com/@UCBa4PFp85WLj6T6HYVF0FdQ Verena Brunschweiger - Author of, "Do Childfree People Have Better Sex?": https://verenabrunschweiger.net/en/ https://www.amazon.com/Childfree-People-Have-Better-Sex/dp/1590566645/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Verena+Brunschweiger&qid=1654059498&sr=8-1 And special thanks to David Benatar, for his permission to use the clip from The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yH-M_s5UqI This episode of Hankikanto will be discussed on The Philosophers Discord server, March 18th at 2pm! If you would like to join the conversation, please follow the links here!: https://discord.gg/philosophers?event=1083852072090349648 https://discord.gg/sBPKRaU7 Transcript coming shortly! Learn more about the work of Matti Häyry by exploring this Linktree!: https://linktr.ee/mattihayry A clip from the film, ONVECS_WPBIL_HMAGT, by Jules Zinn, used with permission. Please support their work here: vimeo.com/juliazinn A clip from the film Captain Calamari by Exal Iraheta used with permission. Please support Exal here: https://www.exaliraheta.com/

What does it all mean? If we live on a pail blue dot in a vast and uncaring universe can our lives have cosmic meaning? Is it better never to have been born? Presenters: Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff Editor and Producer: Jimmy Mullen Brain in a Vat bookshop (Shopify): https://smarturl.it/BrainShop Brain in a Vat bookshop (Amazon): https://smarturl.it/BrainAmazonShop

The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast #69 - Ema Sullivan‑Bissett & Special guest-host Daily NegativityWelcome to the sixty-ninth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan' Sukenick speaks with Reader in Philosophy at the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, and author of the papers, Better No Longer to Be: The Harm of Continued Existence & Better to Return Whence We Came, Ema Sullivan‑Bissett!And returning to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast as my co-host today, is Antinatalist & Promortalist Youtuber, Daily Negativity! https://www.emasullivan-bissett.com/https://twitter.com/ema_sbBetter No Longer to Be: The Harm of Continued Existence (2012):http://pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/files/26147147/McGregor_Rafe_and_Sullivan_Bissett_Ema._Better_No_Longer_to_Be.pdfBetter to Return Whence We Came (2022):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10790-022-09888-4Misconceived - Why these further criticisms of antinatalism fail (2022) by David Benatar: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10790-022-09890-w?sharing_token=0frMHr68bbc4z1HES9Napfe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY65LEkOdmQHCsARf9EJcZ--8FiDh5g1H94P09TpzX0tGIqv8h5b_-GTQy5vJ46A3Uc7Gv3mckUCSsaXQ3k0oaxLmyhr3jFnS4sv6v6ihJTL2-HiLEj7bQIle4DiExrPaZc=Daily Negativity: YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeLB2i4b40A1p4XZWwrkwtASecond YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN6k39p66XfOxB6_IvgqRQThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick! You can find me on Youtube channel, Anti-Natal Wolf! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrRegIYlkF-x5Fc9RzgeNwKeep up with my daily Antinatalist News updates at Anti-natal news on Twitter! https://twitter.com/AntinatalNewsPlease follow the podcast on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringANInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploring_antinatalism_podcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoAListen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-antinatalism/id1497076755 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Exploring%20Antinatalism%20PodcastBuzzsprout: http://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.com Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-antinatalismSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-727548853Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/The-Exploring-Antinatalism-Podcast/dp/B08JJSQ6WX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Exploring+Antinatalism+Podcast&qid=1626809690&sr=8-1And email me at exploringantinatalism@gmail.comWebsite designed by Visions Noirs! Follow him at: https://www.bilenoire.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionsnoires/ Logo art by LifeSucks! Follow him on:YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCli91fEAsC8hZ7rexRzq9HQMerch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingMusic by EyeDoubtIt! Subscribe to him on Youtube HERE:https://www.youtube.com/user/EyeDoubtAnd check out our collaborative project along with our friend, EFIL WV:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcaz_CCNWEwFq8qxrM_vxYgThe Right to no Longer Exist, which includes the podcast, The Right to no Longer Exist: A Right to Die Podcast! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRightToNoLongerExist

Welcome to the sixty-third episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan' Sukenick, & Life Sucks, speak with the Head of the Department of philosophy at the University of Liverpool, author of many books, including The Things That Really Matter Philosophical conversations on the cornerstones of life, and co-editor of Volume 56 of The Journal of Value Inquiry, a special issue entitled Would It Be Better if We Had Never Existed? David Benatar's Anti-Natalism featuring 9 articles including his own, Anti-natalism, Pollyannaism, and Asymmetry: A Defence of Cheery Optimism - Michael Hauskeller! And joining us today as special guest host, is Antinatalist & Efilist Youtuber & artist, and author of the recent & sensational, The ABC's of Antinatalism Coloring Book - The Ethics of Procreation from A to Z - Life Sucks!Find Michael Hauskeller's books here:https://www.amazon.com/Books-Michael-Hauskeller/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AMichael+HauskellerJournal of Value Inquiry (Volume 56, issue 1, March 2022)https://link.springer.com/journal/10790/volumes-and-issues/56-1Anti-natalism, Pollyannaism, and Asymmetry: A Defence of Cheery Optimism (Published: 17 February 2022):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10790-022-09884-8Life Sucks: https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeSucks BLOG: https://lifesucksonyoutube.tumblr.com/ EMAIL: instantvengeance99@gmail.com FITNESS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iKlXwmOsK3gzQTO7LCKzw Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishing Buy The ABC's of Antinatalism on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/ABCs-Antinatalism-Coloring-Book-Procreation/dp/1737149109 Buy signed copies here!: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1011593822/the-abcs-of-antinatalism-coloring-book EBook version here!: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/life-sucks-publishing/the-abcs-of-antinatalism-coloring-book/ebook/product-7zqk52.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Thank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick! You can find me on Youtube channel, Anti-Natal Wolf! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrRegIYlkF-x5Fc9RzgeNwKeep up with my daily Antinatalist News updates at Anti-natal news on Twitter! https://twitter.com/AntinatalNewsPlease follow the podcast on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringANInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploring_antinatalism_podcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoAListen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-antinatalism/id1497076755 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Exploring%20Antinatalism%20PodcastBuzzsprout: http://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.com Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-antinatalismSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-727548853Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/The-Exploring-Antinatalism-Podcast/dp/B08JJSQ6WX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Exploring+Antinatalism+Podcast&qid=1626809690&sr=8-1And email me at exploringantinatalism@gmail.comWebsite designed by Visions Noirs! Follow him at: https://www.bilenoire.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionsnoires/ Logo art by LifeSucks! Follow him on:YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCli91fEAsC8hZ7rexRzq9HQMerch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingMusic by EyeDoubtIt! Subscribe to him on Youtube HERE:https://www.youtube.com/user/EyeDoubtAnd check out our collaborative project along with our friend, EFIL WV:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcaz_CCNWEwFq8qxrM_vxYgThe Right to no Longer Exist, which includes the podcast, The Right to no Longer Exist: A Right to Die Podcast! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRightToNoLongerExist

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/ Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of anti-natalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. His new book is The Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa's Leading University in Decline. In this episode, we focus on The Fall of the University of Cape Town. Dr. Benatar gives us a brief overview of how the decline at UCT started, how it was dealt with, and the demands made by the students. We talk about terms like “transformation” and “decolonization” of the curricula. We discuss the role of university, and academic freedom. We talk about racial issues in South Africa, affirmative action, cancel culture, and identity politics. Finally, we ask if there are any good solutions to what is happening at UCT. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, SUSAN PINKER, PABLO SANTURBANO, SIMON COLUMBUS, PHIL KAVANAGH, JORGE ESPINHA, CORY CLARK, MARK BLYTH, ROBERTO INGUANZO, MIKKEL STORMYR, ERIC NEURMANN, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, BERNARD HUGUENEY, ALEXANDER DANNBAUER, FERGAL CUSSEN, YEVHEN BODRENKO, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, DON ROSS, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, OZLEM BULUT, NATHAN NGUYEN, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, J.W., JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, IDAN SOLON, ROMAIN ROCH, DMITRY GRIGORYEV, TOM ROTH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, ADANER USMANI, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, AL ORTIZ, NELLEKE BAK, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, NICK GOLDEN, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, EDWARD HALL, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS P. FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, DENISE COOK, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, TRADERINNYC, AND TODD SHACKELFORD! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, IAN GILLIGAN, LUIS CAYETANO, TOM VANEGDOM, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, VEGA GIDEY, THOMAS TRUMBLE, AND NUNO ELDER! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MICHAL RUSIECKI, ROSEY, JAMES PRATT, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, AND BOGDAN KANIVETS!

This episode explains why atheists shouldn't expect death to be followed by a black void of nothingness. Sam Harris discussed Generic Subjective Continuity in his Making Sense Podcast Episode called The Paradox Of Death - Here I attempt to explain it in a way that everyone can hopefully understand. I then explain some of the implications (how it relates to David Benatar's Antinatalism, and some other areas). I may do future episodes on GSC.

Is it really better to exist than not exist? With rampant climate destruction, income inequality, and suffering in the world, some have begun to question whether it is ethical to create new life, knowing it will suffer. In episode 46 of Overthink, Ellie and David explore the intellectual tradition of anti-natalism. Why did Schopenhauer think that life was ultimately dominated by suffering, and why did Nietzsche think he was so wrong? How has anti-natalism emerged out of the trend of pessimism, and how can we be optimistic about generating new life in what can at times be such a hard world?Works DiscussedSoul (2020)Capernaum (2018)David Benatar, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into ExistenceArthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and RepresentationElizabeth Harman, “Critical Study of David Benatar. Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006)Thaddeus Metz, “Are Lives Worth Creating?”Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of TragedyThéophile de Giraud, The Art of Guillotining the Procreators: Anti-Natalist ManifestoPlato, The LawsWebsite | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcast

In this episode we unpack "Letter to Menoeceus" by Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus. The Letter explores... -Why death is not something we need to fear -Why those who need luxury least are the ones who enjoy it most -How to make calculations to maximize pleasure and tranquility Links to Reading and articles mentioned "Letter to Menoceus" by Epicurus "Money Buys Happiness Only to a Certain Point" by Andrew T. Jebb of Purdue University "Death" by Thomas Nagel "Better Never to Have Been" by David Benatar" **note** reading is not required to enjoy the episode! Host: Zach Stehura Unpackingideas.com Guest: Daniel Libin Theme Music: Polyenso Listen here

In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak to Professor David Benatar about his new book, 'The Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa's leading university in decline'. Prof. Benatar and I discuss the origins of the Rhodes Must Fall movement in 2015, and how it later metastasized into the Fees Must Fall movement, unleashing a wave of violence, arson and intimidation at UCT. These destructive acts were met with acquiescence by the university authorities, who refused to sanction the protestors despite the widespread havoc on campus. We also discuss the state of UCT today. Prof Benatar is deeply concerned by the climate of intellectual conformity that currently prevails. The costs of going against the grain of orthodox opinion are too great for most academics to resist, he says. Academic freedom is under severe strain. Stringent racial preferences in academic appointments and student admissions have also caused great damage to the quality of the university system, he says. We conclude the discussion by looking at the future of universities more broadly, and whether young people should study philosophy. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Introduction (00:48) David Benatar on Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall (02:28) David Benatar on the violence at UCT (06:55) David Benatar on UCT's capitulation to lawlessness (10:05) David Benatar on 'decolonisation' (13:43) David Benatar on racial preferences at UCT (20:38) David Benatar on academic appointments at UCT (23:56) David Benatar on Bongani Mayosi (27:26) David Benatar on academic freedom (33:30) David Benatar on freedom of expression (35:46) David Benatar on the state of the Humanities at UCT (38:59) David Benatar on the future of universities (42:55) David Benatar on whether to study philosophy (45:24) David Benatar on resisting group-think (46:55) Conclusion BOOK 'The Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa's leading university in decline' by David Benatar (PoliticsWeb Publishing): https://www.amazon.com/Fall-University-Cape-Town-university-ebook/dp/B09L96NJRK

Destructive forces have been eroding the University of Cape Town, Africa's leading university. David Benatar tells the sad, true tale of what has been transpiring. It is a saga of lunacy, criminality, pandering, and identity politics. The mad and the bad – the deranged, deluded, the depraved – have been granted endless latitude in bullying and abusing others.

Would it be better to have never been? If you're not having an existential crisis yet, then this interview might just give you one. Professor David Benatar of UCT is one of the world's greatest philosophers and proponents of antinatalism - the idea that it is wrong to bring sentient human life into being. He and Gareth wrestle with the idea of parenting, overpopulation, bio-ethics and the idea of purpose. www.cliffcentral.com

Would it be better to have never been? If you're not having an existential crisis yet, then this interview might just give you one. Professor David Benatar of UCT is one of the world's greatest philosophers and proponents of antinatalism - the idea that it is wrong to bring sentient human life into being. He and Gareth wrestle with the idea of parenting, overpopulation, bio-ethics and the idea of purpose.

If you were here last week, you may have heard a phrase uttered in the heat of the moment. Will the butt unicorn ride again this week? Do we have a Skeptic Generation school mascot? Check out our new and unexpected merch line here: https://tiny.cc/buttunicorn __________TIME STAMPS & CALL NOTES05:16 - Death Metal Skeptic (they/them) - NC - Deprogramming Christianity 24:05 - Jeremy (he/him) - MD - Is It Immoral to Have Kids? 33:37 - Cindy (she/her) - MO - Can You Be Good Without God? 49:21 - Andy (he/him) - TX - Defining God Into Existence 1:10:09 - Anon (he/him) - CA - How Do Atheists Define Sin? 1:17:33 - NativeGinger13 (she/her) - CA - Is “Super Straight” Ideology Transphobic? 05:16 How do you deprogram yourself after a decade of leaving the church? DM Skeptic calls in for some help in restructuring their worldview and continuing the process of deconversion. The hosts stress that this kind of thing takes time, and that picking your battles and engaging honestly with difficult subject matter are paramount. How about you: do you still say “bless you” after someone sneezes? If you're dealing with your own deconversion, check out Recovering from Religion for some help and support: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ 24:05 If it's immoral to cause someone to cease to exist without their consent, why is it considered moral to cause someone to exist without their consent? Jeremy asks what the hosts think about antinatalism. Eric extols the merits of adoption as an alternative, and Vi gets philosophical. Do you think it's ethical to cause someone to exist? For an example of an antinatalist argument, check out this article by David Benatar from the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-case-for-not-being-born 33:37 Cindy is thinking about leaving her church, or at least beginning to hold them to a higher standard. But she does have a concern: How do you explain all the good her church community does without a God? The hosts talk a bit about human nature, psychology, and evolutionary psychology as they help her think through this question. Do you think you can be good without a god? 49:21 Andy calls in to debate William Lane Craig's argument from contingency. He claims that all things need an explanation for their existence, and that God explains His own existence due to His necessary properties. Eric and Vi have *several* questions. Do you find the argument from contingency to be convincing? 1:10:09 How do atheists define sin? Eric and Vi give their working definitions, and point out the importance of asking for other people's definitions. It's also important to remember that our language was shaped by religious people, so using these phrases colloquially should be challenged. How about you: how do you define sin? 1:17:33 A “super straight” person calls in on a bet. Can we have a calm and reasonable discussion about the validity of “super straight” ideology? Turns out no, not when you're propagating Nazi terminology in an effort to normalize transphobia. Vi tries to be patient, but ends up slapping down the argument and hanging up on her. Do you think where a term comes from and what it's used for matters? For an overview of how the “super straight” troll op came into being, check out this article complete with screenshots: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/08/super-straight-4chan-neo-nazi-kiwi-farms-trans-rights-transphobia/ For a more in-depth look, check out Corinne Engber's article here: https://www.jewishboston.com/read/follow-your-gut-super-straight-and-identifying-alt-right-dog-whistles/ ________ Skeptic Generation is LIVE every Sunday at 11:30am-1:00pm CTCall on your phone: 585-LA-MURPH (585-526-8774) Call online: https://tiny.cc/callSG Love the show? Become a patron: https://tiny.cc/donatetoSG Buy merch: https://tiny.cc/SGmerch Help with our studio: https://tiny.cc/SGwishlist Join us after the show on Discord: tiny.cc/SGdiscordTo find out more, visit https://www.skepticgeneration.com Copyright © 2021 Skeptic Generation. All rights reserved.

Today's episode is all about existence and pain (suffering). Philosophers like David Benatar have argued that coming into existence is always going to be a harm. Life is filled with pleasures, but the pains are always going to be much worse. If this is the case, are we always doing something morally wrong when we bring new people into the world? Can we logically say that we are harming people by creating them or harming future possible people that could be created? David and I try to tackle these problems while still holding on to our sanity.

In a rare turn of events, it just so happened that one or perhaps both of your charming co-hosts spewed a bit of nonsense about Derek Parfit in a previous episode, and we had to bring in a heavy hitter to sort us out. Today we're joined by friend of the podcast Mr. Dan Hageman, immuno-oncologist by day and meta-ethicist by night, who gently takes us to task for misunderstanding Parfit and the role of ethical theorizing, and for ignoring the suffering of pigeons. The critiques land, and convince Vaden that we should dedicate our resources towards providing safe and affordable contraception for Apex predators. We cover all sorts of ground in this episode, including: - Mistakes we made in our thought experiments episode - What is the role of meta-ethics? - Is it possible to over-theorize? - Wild animal suffering - Don't fish eat other fish?! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xHMyvtUbhM&ab_channel=moviequotescentral) - Feline family planning - Antinatalism - Moral Cluelessness - Population ethics and the repugnant conclusion (Ha!) - Similarities and differences between theoretical physics and theoretical philosophy References: - Organization for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (https://www.preventsuffering.org/#:~:text=The%20Organisation%20for%20the%20Prevention,suffering%20of%20all%20sentient%20beings.) (OPIS) - Lukas Gloor's post (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/HyeTgKBv7DjZYjcQT/the-problem-with-person-affecting-views) on population ethics - Wild Animal Initiative (https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/) - Pigeon Contraception (https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/blog/pigeon-contraception) (yes, really) - Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness (talk+transcript (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/LdZcit8zX89rofZf3/evidence-cluelessness-and-the-long-term-hilary-greaves), paper (https://philpapers.org/rec/GREC-38)) - Better Never to Have Been (https://smile.amazon.com/Better-Never-Have-Been-Existence/dp/0199549265?sa-no-redirect=1) by David Benatar. Dan Hageman is a biomed engineer who works in immuno-oncology, but in his not-so-free time strives to sell himself as an amateur philosopher and aspiring 'Effective Altruist'. He spends much of this time trying to keep up with impactful charities focused on the reduction and/or prevention of extreme suffering, and in 2020 helped co-found a hopefully burgeoning side project called ‘Match for More (https://www.matchformore.org/)'. He would like to note that the IPAs are to blame for any and all errors/misapprehensions made during his lively discussion with epic friends and podcast hosts, Ben and Vaden. How many insect lives are morally equivalent to one human life? Send us your best guess at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. We'll reveal the correct answer in episode 1000. Special Guest: Dan Hageman.

Welcome to the thirty-forth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj speak with Honorary Fellow at the Department of Philosophy at The University of York, & author of several books including, of The Value And Meaning of Life, as well as the article A New Argument for Anti-Natalism, Christopher Belshaw! Buy The Value and Meaning of Life: https://www.routledge.com/The-Value-and-Meaning-of-Life/Belshaw/p/book/9781138908789A New Argument for Anti-natalism: https://philpapers.org/rec/BELANA-3Find more information about Christopher Belshaw, here: https://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/chris-belshaw/http://www.open.ac.uk/people/cdb4Every Conceivable Harm: A Further Defense of Anti-Natalism by David Benatar:http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/377/2019/06/3.-Every-Conceivable-Harm-A-Further-Defence-of-Anti-Natalism.pdfThank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! https://www.ExploringAntinatalism.com Amanda ‘Oldphan' Sukenick on YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/ForeverWolfFilmsMark J. Maharaj on YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvhFJ3vZSYJ8_jjhjGxE7wTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringANFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploring_antinatalism_podcast/& email us at: exploringantinatalism@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoABuzzsprout: https://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.com/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-exploring-antinatalism-podcast/id1497076755?uo=4Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS84MDU4NTMucnNzSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cMIp3N1bQ1JRpyEUZfJFAStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/exploring-antinatalismSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-727548853RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/805853.rssDesigned by Visions Noirs: https://www.bilenoire.com https://www.instagram.com/visionsnoires/Logo by LifeSucks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCli91fEAsC8hZ7rexRzq9HQExploring Antinatalism t-shirts by LifeSucks on his Etsy page HERE: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingNEW theme music by EyeDoubtIt!

Are there some areas of life where men are worse off than women? Are these disadvantages always the product of sexism? If we recognize a second sexism against men, what effect would this have on women? Prof Benatar's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Sexism-Discrimination-Against-Boys-ebook-dp-B007VJU7C4/dp/B007VJU7C4/ Contact us: Mark.Oppenheimer[at]gmail and Jwerbe[at]gmail

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Welcome to the Twenty-Fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan' Sukenick, and Mark J. Maharaj speaks with Antinatalist Youtube video essayist, Seven of Swords!Please Subscribe to SevenofSwords on Youtube, make sure to catch one of his streams on Twitch, follow him on Reddit, Twitter, and Spotify, and also check out his reading list! Links in our description!:YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQCGQBb9-vmS8N4xQ2WwpwReddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/ThisIsSevenOfSwordsTwitter: https://twitter.com/SevenOfSwords_Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sevenofswordsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/7j4vwqjh09u4baux93oiw4t7i?si=n-Ftu7DxRF2WU0tiWWDatwSEVEN'SREADING LIST: 1. Mark Fisher's "Capitalist Realism" 2. David Benatar's "Better to have Never Been" 3. Julio Cabrera's "Critique of Affirmative Morality" 4. Books I & II of Plato's "Republic" 5. Rene Descartes's "Meditations on First Philosophy" (Just the first Meditation) 6. "Meltdown" By Nick Land, From his book "Fanged Noumena 7. "Circuitries" By Nick Land, From his book "Fanged Noumena" 8. "The Means of Correct Training" By Michel Foucault taken from his "Discipline and Punish"Mark Fisher Anti-Natal Links: http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/004518.htmlhttp://k-punk.org/anti-natal-slight-return/——————————————————————————Thank you for listing to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick and Mark J. Maharaj! You can find us on Youtube on the Youtube channels Foreverwolffilms and QuestionMark? Respectively! https://www.youtube.com/user/ForeverWolfFilmshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvhFJ3vZSYJ8_jjhjGxE7wKeep up with daily Antinatalist News updates @Anti-natal news on Twitter, Please follow the podcast on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, and email us at exploringantinatalism@gmail.comThe Podcast can be listened to on the Youtube channel Exploring Antinatalism Podcast, as well as Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts & Stitcher! And proudly announcing - the official website for the Exploring Antinatalism podcast www.ExploringAntinatalism.comhas been completed, and it is gorgeous! Designed by the amazing, Visions Noirs! Please visit Visions Noirs at www.bilenoire.com, and check out more of his links below! Podcast artwork donated by the incredible Life Sucks!If you would perhaps like to purchase one of the new Exploring Antinatalism t-shirts by LifeSucks, please visit his Etsy page, www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingAll the best and bye for now!

In this episode, Agnes Callard, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago joins our hosts Lindelani and Nontsi in an insightful discussion on Acceptance Parenting and how it either does or does not apply in their own lives. This episode was inspired by Agnes' recently Browser featured essay Acceptance Parenting You can find Agnes here: Twitter: @AgnesCallard Book: http://is.gd/Ze88Za Column: http://is.gd/WHyOeh The University of Chicago: https://philosophy.uchicago.edu/faculty/a-callard Mentioned in this episode:  The Road by Cormac McCarthy Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions by David Benatar

What does it all mean? If we live on a pail blue dot in a vast and uncaring universe can our lives have cosmic meaning? Is it better never to have been born?

Would we all be better off having never been born? We take close look at the philosophy of anti-natalism, which argues that procreation is morally wrong. Be warned that this episode contains mentions of suicide and depression. "Kids? Just Say No" by David Benatar - https://aeon.co/essays/having-children-is-not-life-affirming-its-immoral Anti-natalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism The Brothers Karamazov - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Karamazov Depressive Realism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressive_realism Dukkha - https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Dukkha Nick Bostrom on Dangerous Technology (The Vulnerable World Hypothesis) - https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf Marcus Aurelius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius Intro and Outro music: "Garbage Patch Kids (How to learn the Art of Being Without Lifting a Single Finger)" by Trevor Villwock, performed by Matthew Farquharson, Vela Mrdjen Farquharson, and Charles Lovell 

Dissidente 1. aquele que diverge (de algo) 2. que sai de determinado grupo ou organização por divergir de seus princípios ideias, doutrinas, métodos. O Dissidente (The Dissenter) é o nome do podcast e canal do Youtube onde Ricardo Lopes, desde 2017, entrevista acadêmicos, cientistas e filósofos do mundo todo. Ricardo já entrevistou Susan Pinker, Steven Pinker, Frans de Waal, Robert Sapolsky, Daniel Lieberman, David Benatar, entre outros. Suas entrevistas navegam por inúmeras áreas: filosofia, biologia, antropologia, bioantropologia, psicologia, neurociência, arqueologia, etc. Neste episódio conversamos sobre a trajetória de construção do seu trabalho e a forma pela qual é capaz de transitar por diversas disciplinas. Também exploramos temas recorrentes em suas entrevistas como religião, polarização política, inteligência e genética. Consideramos de extrema importância o conteúdo que Ricardo desenvolve e que de certa forma nos inspira a fazer o nosso podcast. As mais de 350 entrevistas, com debates profundos e importantes, são uma imensa fonte de conhecimento científico. Não deixe de ouvir esse episódio e de acompanhar o trabalho do Ricardo Lopes (disponível nos links abaixo). Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDissenterRL Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedissenter --------------------------------------------------- Gosta do nosso conteúdo? Siga-nos no Instagram: @universogeneralista Críticas e sugestões: universogeneralista@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/universogeneralista/message

Colin McEnroe Show alum Chion Wolf has a new show: Audacious. Hear this guest episode from her series! Last year, a 28-year-old guy in Mumbai tried to sue his parents -- who are both lawyers -- for having brought him into the world. He claims his parents didn’t get his consent to live. In addition to being a very bold person, he is an anti-natalist. That is, he believes that it is morally wrong to bring sentient life into this world -- no matter how charmed or how troubled that life is -- and that humanity should stop reproducing, full stop. Anti-natalism is not a novel concept. You can trace it as far back as some interpretations of the teachings of Buddah, and in ancient religious sects. Nowadays, the subreddit dedicated to anti-natalism has 70,000 members, and there are 15,000 people following the Facebook group the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. You'll hear from one of its leaders in this show. The screenwriter for the HBO series True Detective says that that the antinatalist beliefs of one of the main characters was inspired by the book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence by the philosopher David Benatar. You'll meet him too and learn a lot more about the belief that this world would have been better had none us been here in the first place. GUESTS: David Benatar - A professor and the head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, the author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions Les Knight - A volunteer with the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and email. Catie Talarski contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last year, a 28 year-old guy in Mumbai tried to sue his parents - who are both lawyers - for having brought him into the world. He claims his parents didn’t get his consent to live. In addition to being a very bold person, he is an anti-natalist. That is, he believes that it is morally wrong to bring sentient life into this world - no matter how charmed or how troubled that life is - and that humanity should stop reproducing, full stop. Anti-natalism is not a novel concept. You can trace it as far back as some interpretations of the teachings of Buddah, and in ancient religious sects. Nowadays, the subreddit dedicated to Anti-natalism has 70,000 members, and there are 15,000 people following the Facebook group, the “Voluntary Human Extinction Movement”. You’ll hear from one of its leaders in this show. The screenwriter for the Netflix series, True Detective, says that that the antinatalist beliefs of one of the main characters was inspired by the book, “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence” by the philosopher, David Benatar. You'll meet him too, and learn a lot more about the belief that this world would have been better had none us been here in the first place. Illustration: Chion Wolf Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor David Benatar is a South African philosopher, academic and author, and head of the philosophy department at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He is best known for his defence of antinatalism, the view that it is immoral to have children (though more specifically, to bring new sentient beings into existence). Professor Benatar speaks to Alex about the asymmetry of pleasure and pain, and the two debate whether being anti-birth commits one to being pro-death.

Is dividing people up by their generation (Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, etc.) unhelpful and even harmful? Is it a form of ageism, along the same lines as racism or sexism? What is the coming crisis of our time, and have we already arrived? And is it ethically justified to have children in this world in flux? Ben is in Kingston for a fascinating conversation about all this and more with philosopher Christine Overall of Queen's University. About the Guest Christine Overall's teaching, supervision, research, and publications are in the areas of feminist philosophy, applied ethics (including bioethics), philosophy of religion, and philosophy of education. She is the editor of four books and the author of six. Her book, Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry (University of California Press, 2003), won both the Canadian Philosophical Association’s Book Prize and the Royal Society of Canada’s Abbyann Lynch Medal in Bioethics. Her book, Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate,  was published by MIT Press in 2012.  She also recently edited Dying in Public: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, by Sue Hendler (Michael Grass House, 2012). Dr. Overall was a weekly columnist for the Kingston Whig-Standard from 1993 to 2006, and also wrote a column for University Affairs/Affaires universitaires from 2008 to 2011. Mentioned in this Episode A quick guide from CareerPlanner.com about generations, by Michael T. Robinson The Pax Americana (Latin for 'American Peace', modeled after the Pax Romana during the Roman Empire), a term for the relative global peace and prosperity in the years following the Second World War The Greatest Generation, a 1998 book by US journalist Tom Brokaw about those who grew up during the Great Depression and went on to fight in the Second World War "Will turning your phone to greyscale really do wonders for your attention?", a 2017 article in The Guardian Samuel Beckett, 20th century Irish writer and author of the famous play, Waiting for Godot Sophocles, ancient Greek playwright and author of the Oedipus Rex The Ethics of Belief, a book by 19th century philosopher and mathematician William Clifford Cui bono, a Latin phrase meaning, 'who benefits?' "The Story of the WWI Christmas Truce", an article in the Smithsonian Magazine The Prisoner's Dilemma "The Case for Not Being Born", an article about philosopher David Benetar in The New Yorker, 2017 Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence by David Benatar, 2006 Philosopher's Index, an online philosophy database 'Turtles all the way down', an expression of the philosophical problem of infinite regress "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it", a quote often ascribed to Aristotle The Quote of the Week "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence." - William Clifford (1845-79), mathematician

73. David Benatar’s Quotes (Antinatalism pt6)Related links for 73. David Benatar’s Quotes (Antinatalism pt6): Reply to this episode on ykyz: https://ykyz.com/p/f1db7bddabe03273bce96a9d3360880fc96430cc Just Thinking Aloud microcast: https://ykyz.com/c/microcast?&username=justthinkingaloud

David Benatar is the world’s leading ‘antinatalist’ philosopher. His controversial book ‘Better Never To Have Been’ argues that the suffering of existence always outweighs any potential good and that it is morally wrong to bring new human beings into the world. A small but growing community of Antinatalists believe that we should stop reproducing and allow humanity to go extinct. Benatar engages with Christian philosopher Bruce Blackshaw on the myriad of questions raised by his philosophy and whether antinatalism is a logical consequence of his atheist perspective.  For David Benatar https://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Never-Have-Been-Existence/dp/0199549265  For Bruce Blackshaw https://philosophicalapologist.com/ For Unbelievable? the Conference 2020 https://www.unbelievable.live/  Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the free Unbelievable? e-book ‘In Conversation With…’ https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter  Support the show and receive all the videos sessions from Unbelievable? USA 2019 https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable/  For more faith debates and extra resources visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via Itunes

Today we discuss Anti-Natalism, a term made popular by David Benatar, in his book 'Better Never To Have Been'. We discuss mortality, the history of the ideology, the many subcomponents of the ideology, and more! Please rate the podcast on iTunes, and follow me on Twitter: @jak_merriman

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Mark J. Maharaj and I will be speaking with legendary Antinatalist philosopher, author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence, The Human Predicament, Debating Procreation, as well as a whole host of other works - David Benatar!"The views or opinions expressed by the guest speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of members of the Exploring Antinatalism Team." Buy David Benatar works on Amazon, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/David-Benatar/e/B001IU0QGYTHE EXPLORING ANTINATALISM PODCAST!:YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoAFB: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringAN Insta: https://instagram.com/exploringan Email: exploringantinatalism@gmail.com Email me at: antinatalnews@gmail.comITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-antinatalism/id1497076755Buzzsprout: http://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.comStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-antinatalismWebsite: https://exploringantinatalism.com

Thank you all for this great first week of fundraising. It was great, but I still need more support. I would love to keep doing it for another 2 years, but to be honest, I am broke. For these past two years, I have brought on the show some of the top academics/scholars in a diversity of fields, like Psychology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and even Literary Studies. Some of the biggest names that appeared throughout my 300 interviews include: Noam Chomsky, Jerome Kagan, Randy Thornhill, Dale Purves, Michael Ruse, David Buss, Simon Blackburn, Alexander Rosenberg, Terrence Deacon, Richard Shweder, Diane Halpern, Robert Plomin, David Sloan Wilson, Richard Wrangham, Azar Gat, David C. Geary, Leda Cosmides, Todd Shackelford, Diana Fleischman, Don Ross, Gad Saad, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Patricia Churchland, David Barash, Peter Singer, Martin Daly, David Benatar, Paul Slovic, Glenn Geher, Lars Penke, Kevin Mitchell, Randolph Nesse, Bo Winegard, Cory Clark, Peter DeScioli, Daniel Nettle, Steve Stewart-Williams, Paul Slovic, Robert Trivers, Helen Fisher, Richard Haier, Nicole Barbaro, Pascal Boyer, Steven Hayes, Lee Cronk, Chris Stringer, Lyn Wadley, Donald Hoffman, Cecilia Heyes, Nicholas Humphrey, Indre Viskontas, Nicholas Christakis, Daniel Lieberman, Marco Del Giudice, Peter Ungar, Alice Eagly, Daniel Everett, Susan Pinker, and many others. On my show, you can certainly find informative, well-researched, engaging, and fun interviews on topics that will feed your intellectual interest. My income for these past two years has depended completely on the donations made by my charitable patrons and Paypal supporters, but, unfortunately, it is not enough. In today's society, scientific literacy is ever more important, and, hopefully, I have been contributing to spread knowledge outside of academia in a format that I try my best to be accessible even to laypeople. So I ask you to please consider supporting me on the platforms I will link down below. -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao Link for one-time donation on Paypal: paypal.me/thedissenter -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORDE, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, ADAM BJERRE, AIRES ALMEIDA, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, BO WINEGARD, VEGA GIDEY, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, DAVID DIAS, ANJAN KATTA, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, MAX BEILBY, COLIN HOLBROOK, SUSAN PINKER, THOMAS TRUMBLE! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, ROSEY, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, ILEWELLYN OSBORNE, IAN GILLIGAN, AND SERGIU CONDREANU! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MICHAL RUSIECKI! Also, a special thanks for people who have been supporting me in different ways along the way, like Rob Sica. And people who became my friends, like Patrick Lee Miller, Bo Winegard, Cory Clark, and Sven Nyholm.

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Anchor (podcast): https://anchor.fm/thedissenter Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of anti-natalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. He's also the author of books like The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys (2012), and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions (2017). In this episode, we focus on The Second Sexism. We first go through some concepts, definition and clarifications. Dr. Benatar distinguishes between the first and the second sexism, and also between disadvantages and wrongful discrimination. We then address several domains where there is wrongful discrimination against men, like violence and sexual assault, family laws, education, military service, imprisonment and crime sentences, and circumcision. We also discuss social stereotypes about men and women, and where behavioral differences come from, and if they are ethically relevant. We also talk about how misleading the term “gender violence” is, and in any ways some arguments put forth by feminists against the second sexism are wrong. We specifically address the arguments Dr. Benatar names as the inversion argument, the costs-of-dominance argument, and the distraction argument. Finally, we ask if feminism can discriminate against men, or at least exacerbate some of the already existent discrimination, and also what we could do to tackle the second sexism, at a political, social, and cultural level. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORDE, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, ADAM BJERRE, AIRES ALMEIDA, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, BO WINEGARD, VEGA GIDEY, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, DAVID DIAS, ANJAN KATTA, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, AND ZOOP! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, ROSEY, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, ILEWELLYN OSBORNE, IAN GILLIGAN, AND SERGIU CONDREANU! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MICHAL RUSIECKI!

Just this past Sunday, was the 2-year anniversary of the show. I would love to keep doing it for another 2 years, but to be honest, I am broke. In order to sustain the channel, I need your help. For these past two years, I have brought on the show some of the top academics/scholars in a diversity of fields, like Psychology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and even Literary Studies. Some of the biggest names that appeared throughout my 300 interviews include: Noam Chomsky, Jerome Kagan, Randy Thornhill, Dale Purves, Michael Ruse, David Buss, Simon Blackburn, Alexander Rosenberg, Terrence Deacon, Richard Shweder, Diane Halpern, Robert Plomin, David Sloan Wilson, Richard Wrangham, Azar Gat, David C. Geary, Leda Cosmides, Todd Shackelford, Diana Fleischman, Don Ross, Gad Saad, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Patricia Churchland, David Barash, Peter Singer, Martin Daly, David Benatar, Paul Slovic, Glenn Geher, Lars Penke, Kevin Mitchell, Randolph Nesse, Bo Winegard, Cory Clark, Peter DeScioli, Daniel Nettle, Steve Stewart-Williams, Paul Slovic, Robert Trivers, Helen Fisher, Richard Haier, Nicole Barbaro, Pascal Boyer, Steven Hayes, Lee Cronk, Chris Stringer, Lyn Wadley, Donald Hoffman, Cecilia Heyes, Nicholas Humphrey, Indre Viskontas, Nicholas Christakis, Daniel Lieberman, Marco Del Giudice, Peter Ungar, Alice Eagly, Daniel Everett, and many others. On my show, you can certainly find informative, well-researched, engaging, and fun interviews on topics that will feed your intellectual interest. My income for these past two years has depended completely on the donations made by my charitable patrons and Paypal supporters, but, unfortunately, it is not enough. In today's society, scientific literacy is ever more important, and, hopefully, I have been contributing to spread knowledge outside of academia in a format that I try my best to be accessible even to laypeople. So I ask you to please consider supporting me on the platforms I will link down below. As a teaser, and if you become a patron of mine, you will be on time to send me questions to pose to people like Steven Pinker and Robert Sapolsky, who I will be interviewing in March. You will also get a wealth of other benefits. I am leaving a link to my Patreon page and links to monthly subscriptions on Paypal, and also a link to Paypal for a one-time big donation, if you prefer, if any of you would be generous enough to become a patron or give me a one-time big donation. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao Link for one-time donation on Paypal: paypal.me/thedissenter -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORDE, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, AIRES ALMEIDA, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, BO WINEGARD, VEGA GIDEY, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, DAVID DIAS, ANJAN KATTA, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, AND FILIP FORS CONNOLLY! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, ROSEY, JIM FRANK, AND ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MICHAL RUSIECKI!

This episode discusses the concept of antinatalism, a position which considers the morality of creating life. You may find the ideas presented challenging, but it is a good introduction to moral philosophy.Rate or review the show at Apple Podcasts!https://samharris.org/podcasts/107-life-actually-worth-living/Better to Never Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence – David BenatarThe Here and Now Bloghttps://www.facebook.com/thehereandnowpodcast/emailthehereandnow@gmail.comRoyalty Free Music from https://audiohub.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thehereandnowpodcast)

Part 1 in a trilogy of previously unpublished Quick Fire Questions featuring Dr. Brian King, Dr. William Epstein, Prof. David Benatar, Juliet Grayson, and Dr. Joanna Moncrieff.

u/Resident_Occasion asks if he's the A for firing an employee after his parents died. u/patientartist wonders if he can ask his ex's daughter to stop calling me "dad". After we take some listener submissions including AITA for: walking out on a date forcing them to pay after they insulted me, getting my brother-in-law's dog high, going through the trash at Chic-Fil-A for free sandwich receipts, and b*tching out my husband when he forgot to put an oatmeal in my lunchbox? After we talk about philosopher, David Benatar, a man who thinks that it is immoral to have children because life is suffering. We wrap up on some games including: A**hole advocate and Era of A**holes (Civil War).  Please follow Anthony at @upperfeast on Instagram and @anthonyOcomedy on Twitter.  Follow the guests: Sara - @sarafcarter (twitter) Dan - http://bit.ly/cannibalmilkshake  

David Benatar agrees with George Bailey as he stood on the bridge saying "I wish I had never been born." Benatar does George one-better and wishes that no sentient life had ever existed because existence is beyond terrible. You can read the article here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-case-for-not-being-born Tinned fish gets eaten.

In this episode of Digital Discourse ZA, Professor David Benatar and Andrew Fisher discuss the topic of assisted-dying. Is it morally permissible? What is its current legal status in South Africa — and what should it be? --- Professor David Benatar is a philosopher, an author, and the head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence”. Books: https://amzn.to/2GOORPo --- Andrew Fisher is an admitted attorney practicing commercial law in Cape Town. He has a law degree and a Masters in philosophy, both from the University of Cape Town, and is interested in questions with legal and practical ethical dimensions. --- Subscribe to the Digital Discourse ZA YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2u46Mdy Email us at digitaldiscourseza@gmail.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitaldiscourseza/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/discourseza Stalk us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitaldiscourseza/

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. He's also the author of books like The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys (2012), and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions (2017). In this episode, we focus on anti-natalism, and its several ramifications. We tackle the asymmetry argument from different angles. We talk about how we are predisposed to evaluate life, and if we can do it objectively. We establish a distinction between a life worth continuing and a life worth starting. And we also go through some specific topics like life for nonhuman animals, abortion, suicide, euthanasia, and environmentalism. Time Links: 01:01 The anti-natalist position 01:54 The asymmetry argument, or comparing nonexistence to existence in terms of pain and pleasure 05:55 The biases we have to evaluate life 14:22 The is-ought problem 17:32 How to properly determine if life is worth living 22:33 Life worth continuing vs life worth starting 27:40 Does progress make a difference? 36:37 About growth through adversity 39:02 What about nonhuman animals? 41:58 Abortion 43:52 Suicide 50:31 Euthanasia 53:50 The various ways to measure pain and pleasure in life 55:51 Anti-natalism and environmentalism 58:54 More people = more innovation? 1:01:13 Follow Dr. Benatar's work! -- Follow Dr. Benatar's work: Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/yd8nrobn Better Never to Have Been: https://tinyurl.com/hwceorl The Human Predicament: https://tinyurl.com/y8kmdck2 Other books: https://tinyurl.com/yb6k7r4m Twitter handle: @d_benatar -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BRIAN RIVERA, ADRIANO ANDRADE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, JUSTIN

Prof. David Benatar joins us to explore the concept of antinatalism, the philosophical idea that procreation is morally bad because of the inevitable suffering that beings will experience as a result of their being brought into existence. We examine David's assertion that "even the best lives, contrary to popular opinion, ultimately contain more bad than good", why the negative aspects of life tend to go unrecognized, whether the scale of immorality for bringing life into the world is culturally dependant, why the testimonials of people who claim to have lead a happy life ought not be to taken at face value, the anti-natalist position on sex and abortion, and whether or not there's anything we can do as a species to make coming into existence worthwhile. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Human Predicament" https://amzn.to/2NyPgpk "Better Never to Have Been" https://amzn.to/2uPcCQ1 "The Second Sexism" https://amzn.to/2NAJLXB *** BECOME A PATRON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: RANT 73 https://flic.kr/p/BBxPX2 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

This episode of the podcast hosts a debate between University of Cape Town Professor of Philosophy, David Benatar, and the University of Toronto's Professor of psychology, Jordan B Peterson. David is a proponent of antinatalism, which posits that birth is an overall negative event and as such it follows that humans should stop procreating. Jordan considers this view antithetical to human existence, and a passionate discussion ensues.

Renegade Media — CliffCentral.com — This episode of the podcast hosts a debate between University of Cape Town Professor of Philosophy, David Benatar, and the University of Toronto’s Professor of psychology, Jordan B Peterson. David is a proponent of antinatalism, which posits that birth is an overall negative event and as such it follows that humans should stop procreating. Jordan considers this view antithetical to human existence, and a passionate discussion ensues.

Just in time for the crowning of Baby New Year, Connor and Dan have planned a baby-centric episode. Well, it's actually about whether it's morally questionable to have babies in the first place. According to South African philosopher David Benatar, that's a big fat no. Your hosts are a bit more conflicting. Also, Connor has a cold! Don't forget: if you're a fan of the show, check out our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/DrunkenPhilosophy for more sweet content!

Jordan Rosenblum and I discuss the value of life, mathematically! (kind of). Inspired by a Sam Harris conversation with anti-natalist David Benatar, we talk about the symmetry/asymmetry of good and bad, the distinction between non-existence and death, and many more fascinating subjects...

Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about his philosophy of “anti-natalism.” They discuss the asymmetry between the good and bad things in life, the ethics of existential risk, the moral landscape, the limits and paradoxes of introspection, the “experience machine” thought experiment, population ethics, and other topics. David Benatar is Professor of Philosophy at University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions. Episodes that have been re-released as part of the Best of Making Sense series may have been edited for relevance since their original airing.

In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about his philosophy of “anti-natalism." They discuss the asymmetry between the good and bad things in life, the ethics of existential risk, the moral landscape, the limits and paradoxes of introspection, the “experience machine” thought experiment, population ethics, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to continue listening and gain access to all content on samharris.org/subscribe.

In this episode, Alex talks to Prof. David Benatar about the ethics of having children, and his view - anti-natalism - according to which it is always morally wrong to reproduce. They discuss the arguments mainly in his book Better Never to Have Been (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Never-Have-Been-Existence/dp/0199549265), and some difficult topics, such as mortality, suicide and abortion. If you enjoy this content please follow on social media:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtologyhttp://thoughtology.podbean.com/?source=pbhttps://www.facebook.com/thoughtologytube/

On this episode of Examining Ethics, we interview David Benatar and David Wasserman, the authors of Debating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce? The post Ethics in Focus with David Benatar and David Wasserman appeared first on Prindle Institute.

On this episode of Examining Ethics, we interview David Benatar and David Wasserman, the authors of Debating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce? The post Ethics in Focus with David Benatar and David Wasserman appeared first on Prindle Institute.

Welcome to the second episode in our “Ethics in Focus” series. These bonus episodes get right to the point for people with backgrounds in ethics or philosophy. There are no explanations, just the full-length interviews with... The post Bonus: Ethics in Focus with David Benatar and David Wasserman appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Tamler and David get bullied into talking about "anti-natalism," (the view that it is unethical to bring a being into existence), and to defend our ethical position as "breeders." Well, one of us defends it, at least. The other one? Well, you'll have to judge for yourself... Along the way we discuss how much pleasure you would need to equal the pain and suffering you've experienced, the joy of pooping (especially while on E), and Tamler explains why he calls David a Kantian, and why he thinks it's such an insult. For those who have missed the arguing, it's back on this one. LinksAnti-Natalism [wikipedia.org]Ecclesiastes 4:2-3 [usccb.org]: And those now dead, I declared more fortunate in death than are the living to be still alive. And better off than both is the yet unborn, who has not seen the wicked work that is done under the sun. "No Life is Good" David Benatar.  [Philosopher's Magazine]Don't Have Any Children, by David Benatar [moreintelligentlife.com]David Benatar Radio Interview (MP3) on 702.co.zaEvery Conceivable Harm: A Further Defence of Anti-Natalism by David Benatar [squarespace.com]Baumeister, R. F., Bratslavsky, E., Finkenauer, C., & Vohs, K. D. (2001). Bad is stronger than good. Review of general psychology, 5(4), 323. [Thanks to listener Brian Erb]