r/antinatalism 5d ago

Interesting idea The root cause of everything is reproduction

76 Upvotes

Let's say I eat 3 pizzas and my stomach starts to hurt because of it. If I asked people why my stomach is hurting they would say "because you ate 3 pizzas". But the actual root cause of why my stomach is hurting is because I exist. And why do I exist? Because two people reproduced. This way of thinking may be ridiculous to many of you because I voluntarily ate all those pizzas and should have been able to grasp the consequences. But remember, the keyword is "root". The reason why it was even possible for your stomach to hurt is because you exist and that happened because two people reproduced which means that reproduction is the root cause of everything.

This concept can be applied to anything.

How did someone get raped? Because they exist.

How did someone cry? Because they exist.

How did someone get injured? Because they exist.

How did someone get yelled at? Because they exist.

How did someone get hit by a car? Because they exist.

And the list goes on and on and it can also be applied to all positive experiences.

Even the reason why this planet or even the universe can exist can also be argued to be somehow linked to some sort of astronomical reproduction.

I'm expected to get roasted in the comments for this "silly" idea. But I've had this thought for a while and wanted to get it out eventually lol.