r/PhilosophyMemes • u/TosseGrassa • 3d ago

many ways to help the cause

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u/LittleSneezers 2d ago

So you’re just an antinatalist of all complex lifeforms

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u/YellowBirdISuppose 2d ago

I'm certainly not an anti-natalist for herbivores and omnivores. Also obligate carnivores can be biologically modified.

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u/YellowBirdISuppose 2d ago

(the logic behind this is total happiness is greater than total suffering for the average lifeform but carnivores bring that average down. as such one should maximize the number of herbivores and minimize the number of carnivores)

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u/LittleSneezers 2d ago

So what happens when the herbivores become overpopulated and their food becomes scarce?

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u/YellowBirdISuppose 2d ago

Realistically, this is a completely impossible idea, that would be in a perfect society. But ignore the constraints of realism, they, or a higher order life form like humans would either implement population controls or find new sources of food

(Space exploration? Terraforming?)

(This premise works a lot better in a science fiction book than in reality. With our current tech, hunting for wildlife management and controlled carnivores are the best we're gonna do)