What are people's opinions on this idea? I posted this before, but I just want to see if anyone else wants to weigh in on this:

Existence is hell. Human existence is inherently suffering. Before we even experience the harms of the world (such as sickness, natural disasters, other people's conflicting interests and criticisms, pains of all sorts, small and large annoyances alike) we suffer. We all must strive to survive. No matter how much you delude yourself into accepting this strife, you must do all the things needed to keep yourself physiclly alive. This strife of having to survive is inherent in all humans across all societies. The second inherent category of suffering is the boredom we humans face when all our survival activities have been met. We look into the void of existence at this point and we see nothing except boredom. This boredom makes us flee it with arbitrary diversions of entertainment. Entertainment is the third category of inherent suffering; it is any goal we must contrive to "flee" the feeling of boredom (the second category). This entertainment can be seen as the endless real and potential ways that we humans fill our time (other than survival). The various forms usually take place in a cultural context but can have some cultural universals such as: religious expression, art, and philosophy. However some forms of entertainment are restricted to specific cultures (i.e. watching tv, creating new business ventures, going out with friends, etc. are all Westernized forms of entertainment). The entertainment can go on infinitum in various combinations and varieties, and range the whole human gamut of behavior and thought that are not associated directly with survival. Entertainment is the struggle against boredom and the realization that one cannot "just be". According to this reasoning, humans subsist in a constant battle against boredom or a constant pursuit of "finding the best way to kill time". We are never truly satisfied when we get what we want, because boredom ensues, and our restless natures are nevery happy.

The solution to all this inherent suffering is to not have children. You are preventing the inherent suffering of human existence by not procreating. If you have children you will be bestowing upon them the burdens of existence. You will not be depriving your non-existent potential child from the pleasures of existence either because your non-existent potential child will not exist to feel that it is being deprived of the pleasures of existence.

In order to make this idea of anti-proceration a reality, we must make a political party or organization of some sort. It may sound counter-intuitive to abstain from procreation, but it is the right thing to do. I invite anyone to think of a plan of action to get an organization advocating anti-procreation off the ground. Go to <link> for more information on the concept of anti-procreation.

It also sounds like it was an idea cooked up by horomonal middle school boys who are bummed because they have too many zits to date the cool chicks.

We've been having fun over on the DP Fray regarding fundamentalists and their annoying tendency to harass those of us who have told them to go away and leave us alone. I have started consigning them to the Rock of Presumptuous Ninnies for that very reason.

I see no difference here. If these people are so non-creative and unintelligent that they see no point to existence, they are welcome to step in front of a train and free us of their self-imposed angst. Certainly they are welcome to create groups so that they can engage in their whining and navel gazing with people of like mind.

My response to this is the same as my response to those who would shove their religion down our throats. Knock yourself out. Just leave me out of it. I'm having a blast, thank you!

i don't have nearly the misanthropic, doom and gloom perspective the original poster did, but i'd support any measure to require licenses for breeding for humans. some form of reversible sterilization that would force people to take a parenting class, undergo a background check for violent or sexual offenses and some other minor obstacles that would prevent the unchecked continued booming of our population.

i mean, i need a license for my car and pets, and would need one for a marriage, gun or any building projects on my property. why is the freedom to mindlessly pop out kids (whose existence does affect everyone else) somehow an unquestioned right?