Why Breed?Like the Greek philosopher Diogenes, searching all day with a lighted lantern for an

honest person, the search for a rational, ethical reason for creating one more human goes onwithout success.

Ask someone why they plan to create another of themselves, and they'll most likelyoffer one of the reasons listed in the chart below. Their real reasons are given in the middle,and alternatives are given to the right.

Reasons given Real reasons Suggested alternativesInstitutions await those who can'tcontrol their biological urges.I can't help it, it's a biological urge. Unexamined motivations.

Want to give our parentsgrandchildren. Still seeking parental approval. Live your own life and encourage

your parents to do the same.

I just love children. Out of touch with inner child, andwith existing children.

Adopt, step, and foster parenting.Big Brother/Sister. Work withchildren, teach.

I have superior human genes. Doesn't recognize an oxymoron.Megalomania.

Do great things with your genes,rather than expecting the nextcultured batch to do it.

Need help on farm or in familybusiness.

Too cheap to hire help.Child labor laws inconvenient.

Mechanization gives faster return oninvestment.

Want someone to care for me in myold age.

Fear of aging.Exploitative personality.

Save money and prepare forretirement. Be nice to people so theywill visit you in the home.

Pregnancy and childbirth are lifeexperiences.A good family is essential to careeradvancement and strnntr stanHina inthe community.

Life choices limited by socialindoctrination.

Rent pregnancy simulator. Choosedifferent life experiences.Rent children from talent agency onQnerial nrrasinns Rnvp white nirVetfence installed.

Social insecurity. Wants trophyreiTmuHil

We want to create a life whichembodies our love for each other. equals three plus. hiway. Rescue animals. Protect &

restore ecosystems to embody love.Deal with regrets & make best oflife. Provide for existing children.

I want my kids (who don t exist yet)to have all the things I didn't have.

Unfulfilled childhood desires andfantasies.

To carry on family name. Trying to please Dad.Duped by bloodline superstition.

Create something enduring & give itfamily name. Donate blood to passon bloodline.

Want to see a little me. Self-absorption. Lack of egogratification.Mindless obedience to dogmapeddlers who want larger flocks.

Order custom-made, life-like doll.Create a gratifying life of your own.Seek true nature of God, whateveryou perceive God to be.God wants us to.

My wife/husband wants a baby. Giving in out of fear of losingpartner.

Communicate true desires. Spousemay think you want to breed.

Want a child with our bloodline. Ego extention. Racial identity. Recognize value of people withdifferent genetic makeups.

It s a spiritual thing for me.Ive always wanted to have children,it's what people do.

Other reasons too easily refuted. Find truly spiritual experiences.Consider alternatives. Questionexpectations. Adopt.Unquestioned cultural conditioning.

To cement our relationship. Fear of failed marriage.Communicate to strengthenrelationship. Attend retreats forbonding couples.Babies soon turn into children, thenadults. Infant care work is available.I love babies. Short-sighted view of reality.

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Being a mother is a woman's highest Beguiled into believing compliance Motherhood, and fatherhood, mayc a l l i n g . i s n o b l e f r e e c h o i c e . b f a c h i e v e d w i t h o u t b r e e d i n g . M a n ychildren wait for good homes.

the world.

I just want to.

and not leave me.Our economy needs young workersto replace retired workers.

The world needs more of us or we'llbe outnumbered.

We may as well, the planet isdoomed anyway.

I'd like to achieve a sense ofimmortality.

My biological clock has gone off.

I don't know.

I might regret not having had theexperience later, when it's too late.I do not want to deny my kids (whodo not exist yet) the joy ofexistence.

applies to men).

insecurity. Dissatisfaction withexisting offspring.Just wants to.

do it yourself.

might resent their sibling whosegender is preferred.Choosing to breed precludes mostother things you'll just want to do.Give love to get love. Accept changeand deal with loss.[relationship issues. and deal with loss.

Willing to sacrifice offspring to Automation reduces need for wagegods of National Economy. slaves" Consider rights ofunconceived to stay that way.Elitism. Xenophobia. Eugenics Convert others to your views soeasier to conceal than genocide. the!"e U bf oneJ??re of y°uv bndand one less of Them.

Consider ethics of sentencing anNihilistic natalism. innocent person to life, and death, in_ _ _ e c o l o g i c a l c o l l a p s e .

Accept mortality. Spread memes notFear of death and non-existence. genes. Socrates' heirs are notapparent, but his ideas linger strong.

Women s normal heightened sexual Disarm that culturally-implanteddesire in 30s & 40s difficult to mental time bomb. It's okay to makeaccept in puritanical societies. love and not babies.Never thought about it. Unthinking Think before you breed, and youc o n f o r m i t y . m i g h t n o t .Fear of future worries and lifepassing too fast.

Ignoring lack of joy in existingchildren.

We can't experience everything. Farbetter to regret not breeding than toregret breedingPromote existence of joy rather thanimagining joy in mere existence.

source of personal empowerment respect society appears to give to , respect & pick up family's slack.for women. mothers and withholds from others. Seek self-defined sources of power.

Admittedly, having Volunteers in the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement judge reasons for breeding is likeholding a contest for the most intelligent species, and appointing the "most intelligent species" to set the standardsand name the winner.

So, you be the judge: are any of these reasons compelling enough to justify creating a new human being today?Although most conceptions aren't intentional, a desire to conform to what society considers normal probably

ranks number one as the cause of wanted pregnancies. Many who breed have never considered doing otherwise.Natalist propaganda persists ~ insidiously rampant and rampantly insideous. ~ Les U. Knight

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