Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, David Benatar art & photography Rachel Abbott and Peter James

Rachel Abbott and Peter James

Across seven tales

Change the culture

A significant landmark in the development of linguistic theory

The First Forty Days

Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, David Benatar art & photography Rachel Abbott and Peter JamesMost people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into existence is always a serious harm. Although the good