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A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it's wrong to bring children into the world because they then have to put up with lifelong suffering. Mr Samuel, of course, understands that our consent can't be sought before we are born, but insists that "it was not our decision to be born". So as we didn't ask to be born, we should be paid for the rest of our lives to live, he argues.
Mr Samuel's belief is rooted in what's called anti-natalism - a philosophy that argues that life is so full of misery that people should stop procreating immediately. This, he says, would gradually phase out humanity from the Earth and that would also be so much better for the planet.
[...] In a statement, his mother Kavita Karnad Samuel explained her response to "the recent upheaval my son has created". "I must admire my son's temerity to want to take his parents to court knowing both of us are lawyers. And if Raphael could come up with a rational explanation as to how we could have sought his consent to be born, I will accept my fault," she said.
BBC:
Indian man to sue parents for giving birth to him
Mr. Samuel's argument sounds a bit entitled but there are philosophical grounds in support of anti-natalism:
Having children is not life-affirming: it's immoral
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @12:26AM (3 children)
Would be funny if the court says "Ok, you don't want to be alive. Be dead then. Guards!!...."
Many of the migrants from that region of the world bring wierd ideas to infest the west. Shut the doors.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @03:14AM (2 children)
It is typical of racist xenophobic trumptards like you to think that a physical barrier to culture-carriers can actually do anything to stop unwanted cultures from entering and infecting your country.
This is the age of the Internet, of instant, unblockable communication, of airwaves and satellites. Look at all the totalitarian regimes trying to prevent western culture from crossing their borders and entering their countries. See how well it works.
If a culture wants to enter your country, it will, regardless of whether those promoting that culture are physically present within your borders or not. Walls are useless and irrelevant. They only appease the simple minded.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday February 09 2019, @08:05AM
> If a culture wants to enter your country
Your model of the world is flawed. Culture doesn't want, culture doesn't move if there are no interests in spreading it. I suggest reading Machiavelli and, if you find a translation, another classic, Elementi di scienza politica by Gaetano Mosca. Then, resume reading whatever you are reading now and it will acquire a new light.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @11:19AM
Culture? Bah, they aren't afraid of culture, they are immune to any kind of culture.
Precious bodily fluids, though...