A reasonable question to ponder. There could be many ways/perspectives of looking at that.
"And when — if ever — is it right to inflict another resource guzzler onto an already-guzzled world? What's more, our children will have to live in this resource-guzzled world and, if some of the climate trends are to be believed, it might not be the nicest place to live. For Rieder, this view is summarised by a comment made by a New York Times reader, who wrote: "I love my children so much I didn't have them.""
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-04/philosophy-parenting-is-having-a-baby-unethical/9382564
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Parent's watch and especially, a mother is the primary nursery of a baby. Parents inculcate wisdom, true knowledge. Parents nurture ethics to their baby.
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When it comes to having kids, there are many things to consider: do you have the financial security, the emotional maturity, a healthy enough career? Are you ready?
But for some philosophers, the biggest question is whether it is right to become a parent at all.
Some philosophers, known as 'anti-natalists', believe choosing to have children is an unethical endeavour. They argue that 'pro-natalism', or the view that having children is always and everywhere good, is mistaken.
The more extreme version of anti-natalism is a tough pill to swallow. It suggests because existence itself is, basically, a bit miserable, it would be more merciful not to bring anybody into being.
The perennially pessimistic Arthur Schopenhauer once wrote:
"If children were brought into the world by an act of pure reason alone, would the human race continue to exist? Would not a man rather have so much sympathy with the coming generation as to spare it the burden of existence?"
This invites a crucial question: spare whose existence exactly? Until future humans actually exist, we can't talk about what they would prefer.
Anti-natalists, like David Benatar, suggest non-existence might be preferable to existence.
But it's a problematic contention, given you can only have preferences once you exist.
When you have a baby for the wrong reasons. For example, to keep your marriage together.
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