Global Horrendous Evil: A Cautionary Tale Against Procreation.

Area of Science:

• Philosophy
• Ethics
• Global Crises

Background:

• The morality of procreation is debated, especially considering human suffering.
• Global crises intensify the ethical questions surrounding bringing new life into the world.

Purpose of the Study:

• To argue that collective human procreation inherently causes widespread, severe suffering.
• To demonstrate that this suffering is unavoidable, even with societal progress.
• To assert that the harms of procreation outweigh any benefits, rendering it morally questionable.

Main Methods:

• Philosophical argumentation
• Ethical analysis of collective action
• Examination of suffering in the context of civilization's progress

Main Results:

• Procreation as a collective endeavor perpetuates global-scale, life-ruining evil.
• This horrendous evil is unavoidable, irrespective of optimistic assumptions about civilization.
• The negative outcomes of procreation cannot be compensated by positive experiences of the procreated.

Conclusions:

• Procreation is deemed pro tanto morally wrong due to the unavoidable perpetuation of severe suffering.
• The study shifts focus from individual acts to collective procreative practices and their global impact.
• The analysis supports antinatalism as a serious philosophical consideration in the ethics of life creation.