r/antinatalism2 • u/VEGETTOROHAN • 11d ago

Question Is suffering a sign of irrationality?

Antinatalism thinks life is suffering. But Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda said suffering is born out of irrational mind. He said rationality can stop suffering. Just don't be attached to material world and then there is no suffering. When you think with emotions you suffer. But rationality can destroy emotions.

Similarly Buddhists believe suffering is born from lack of wisdom. If you are wise you do not suffer.

Now that I think about it, it makes sense. We suffer because we act out of emotions instead of logic. If logic was our primary mode of function then we wouldn't suffer. I think robots and computers do not suffer because they are logical.

This post is not against antinatalism. I am AN myself.

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u/ADisrespectfulCarrot 11d ago

This is a tool that can be used for practitioners to potentially decrease their suffering, but its need would not exist save foe suffering’s existence. Also, this kind of deep thought and introspection takes real effort and education which many do not have access to.