azeldatothepast3 t1_iuhtvt6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:23 PM

Reply to comment by thegreger in Current climate pledges have us heading for a world that is 2.4 to 2.6°C hotter | UN Environment Program report finds that the international community is still falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place. by imrussellcrowe

This is a stupid argument. How do you know a child won’t grow to be a brilliant scientist or orator and reduce more greenhouse gas emissions that they produced?

thegreger t1_iuhykfs wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Do you want to calculate the odds of that?

The vast, vast, vast majority of humans, including those who have gotten a very good upbringing, even just counting those who become scientists, create a hell of a lot more emissions than they reduce. Creating kids on the off chance that they might have a positive net effect on the environment is like going around shooting people on the off chance that you just accidentally remove a tumour from their body in the process.

Having multiple children is a selfish decision that is awful for this world. Way worse than anything else anyone does.

azeldatothepast3 t1_iuhz5gq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:04 PM

That’s such a negative, pessimistic, defeatist attitude. You have no idea what the chances of someone being a benefit to the environment in the future. No clue, but you defaulted to negative. There are too many nihilistic pessimists like you out there, you justify your negativity by convincing yourself you’re being realistic when you are absolutely not. I don’t have time to talk to nihilists. Please don’t respond back