Karavas | Antinatalism Documentary.
Channel: Bengali Antinatalists
Date: 24/06/2023

A documentary film by Aatish Chawla

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The following video has been reuploaded with the intention of spreading the message of antinatalism and sparking thoughtful discussions. It is important to note that this reupload is not for any monetary gains or personal benefits, but solely for the purpose of promoting dialogue and raising awareness about the philosophy of antinatalism.

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The reuploader acknowledges that discussions surrounding antinatalism can be sensitive and evoke strong emotions. It is important to engage in respectful and constructive dialogue while exploring differing perspectives.
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Original Video  : https://youtu.be/Acet7do7tKE

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• What is antinatalism?
A philosophical position that assigns a negative moral value to birth and hypothetically-related processes (ex. human cloning, artificial intelligence, consciousness digitization & copying, etc.). In future answers, this will be referred to as "birth & related actions."

• What do I have to do in order to be an antinatalist?
Assign a negative moral value to birth & related actions.

• What views are incompatible with antinatalism?
Remember the definition: assigning a negative moral value to birth & related actions. Therefore, there are 3 general ways one can outright contradict this definition:

1) By assigning a positive moral value to birth. Natalism is the primary example of contradiction this premise. Natalists cannot be antinatalists.

2) By hypothesizing that there is no moral framework with which values can be assigned. If there is no framework, you can't make a negative moral assignment [to anything, including birth]. Moral nihlism is the primary example in this case. Moral nihlists cannot be antinatalists.

3) By only assigning a negative moral value to certain cases or circumstances of birth & related actions (ex. "it's only unethical for the poor to procreate; the rich can do so as they wish").

These incompatibilities are based strictly on the previously-stated definition of antinatalism. Anything outside the definition treads upon the No True Scotsman Fallacy.

• Does that mean a parent can be an antinatalist?
According to the definition, as long as they view birth as a negative moral action, yes. While procreating in spite of holding such a view is hypocritical and basically the antithesis of antinatalism, there is no tenet in antinatalism that says "thou shall not have children".

Furthermore, many parents may be forced into such a position in the first place despite their personal views on the matter being antinatalist. Based on subreddit interaction, some of these cases may simply be harsh accidents. The antinatalist community wishes such parents the best of circumstance and hopes that they can raise their children as individuals who could understand the ethical stakes of procreation.

According to the definition, as long as those religious persons disagree with any religious notions of birth being a moral good, yes. It can even be argued that existence of god and afterlife gives us even more reasons not to procreate - after all, our child might be condemned to eternal suffering in hell.

• What is antinatalism's end goal?
For there to be no birth or anything emulating it (i.e. cloning, synthesizing a bonafide self-aware A.I, etc.).

• Does antinatalism view some births as more unethical than others?
No. All births are equally unethical in the view of antinatalism. However, antinatalists may hold other views that necessitate a classification of "the degree of wrongfulness". Antinatalism, on its own, however, does not have such a hierarchy.

• What is Benatar's Asymmetry?
Benatar's asymmetry is a specific argument for antinatalism, outlined by the philosopher David Benatar. 
The premises of the argument are: 
1) the presence of pain is bad;
 2) the presence of pleasure is good; 
3) the absence of pain is good, even if that good is not enjoyed by anyone; whereas 
4) the absence of pleasure is not bad unless there is somebody for whom this absence is a deprivation. (see http://wmpeople.wm.edu/asset/index/cvance/benatar) 
This argument leads to the conclusion that being born is always harmful to the individual and thus, that it is immoral to bring new people into existence. While many antinatalists accept this view, it is possible to be an antinatalist on other grounds while rejecting the asymmetry.

Learn More here : 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism
https://www.reddit.com/r/antinatalism/