Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by taffer on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:25PM
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And if not, does that mean we should ban contraceptives?
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Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by yters on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:34PM
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Not getting the connection here. I don't think contraceptives are used to prevent the existence of a child living a life of suffering. They seem most often used to avoid inconvenience on the side of the potential parents.
Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by taffer on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:43PM
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One could argue that billions of children have no chance to exist because of contraceptives, just as you argue that billions of animals have no chance to exist if we stopped breeding them.
Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by yters on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:55PM
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Oh I see, if existence is worthwhile, even in the face of suffering, then contraceptives are preventing something worthwhile. Yes, the logic applies here too.
And, it raises an interesting question about the moral gravity of preventing existence.