The Inspiration for True Detective’s, Rust Cohle with David Benatar
David Benatar is a South African philosopher, academic, and author. He is the head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town . He is the author of a number of books including, Better never to have been: The harm of coming into existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions. On another note, the creation of the main character of the TV show True Detective, Rust Cohle, was heavily influenced by the philosophy of anti-natalism.
Published on June 2, 2019 by Death Hangout
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Bet these guys have kids
Water tight arguments
And nothing – and nobody – needs to be glad they weren’t subjected to life’s psychotic uselessness, in order for this solution to be valid and sound.
It’s not necessary for an entity to appreciate the fact that DNA is a useless zero-sum biological experiment conducted by a malignant braindead universe, in order for it to indeed be a useless zero-sum biological experiment conducted by a malignant braindead universe. The relativity/subjectivity/identity counterargument regarding all that was a complete sophistry. It was raised out of a last stand desperation, to hide the fact there is really no argument for DNA life’s existence – and it’s about as far from an ace in the hole for DNA-redemption as you could get.
The fact that Sam resorted to such a critique is embarrassing.
Points on Antinatalism:
1/. No child is ever born for the sake of the child. Always for other selfish reasons, such as: group/social collective (race, religion, cast, etc), family pressure, parents’ wants.
2/. That child doesn’t have a choice to be born. Zero consent from that sentient being.
3/. That child/person will inevitably endure more suffering than pleasure throughout its life.
4/. That child/person will inadvertantly create suffering to other sentient beings throughout their life.
5/. Most births are accidents, or birthed via a nonchalant attitude. Which is catastrophicly irresponsibile.
6/. That one person potentially may continue to reproduce, as may it’s offspring and many future genetations after that – therefore creating immeasurable generational suffering. Lasting thousands of years…..that’s thousands of years of immense suffering just from that one, spontaneous, twenty minute act of procreation.
Bringing a child into this hellhole is thoughtless, selfish and cruel.
David Benatar’s books:
"Better Never To Have Been"
"The Human Predicament"
"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all."
~ Heinrich Heine
Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressors – and they have no comforter.
And I declared that the dead who had already died are happier than the living, who are still living, who are still alive.
But better than both is the one who has never been born, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
~ Kohelet
David is right on-brilliant man.
I’m an artist and i really agree with david benatar about life, my life itself has been an struggle, sure it has its ups and all but in the end you ask yourself are this ups really worth the long weary road of life? i guess that there are some things that are good in life but they don’t make up about the bads it has. Thats why i also love art and this philosophy art can strip down our own hummanity and show sides we never thought off, i picture myself as life in a rainy thundering with a few rainbows but this rainbows can easily shut off in the mist off rain.
I think that a lot of people reject anti natalism because its a harsh truth about life, it’s just like obscure art if you start feeling it you realize the really bad things about it
THE BEST EXISTENCE IS NONE EXISTENCE.
KNOW LIFE, KNOW PAIN.
NO LIFE, NO PAIN.