The Ethic of “CODE”—To Pro Mortalism and Antisurvivalism from Antinatalism

Abstract

Antinatalism is a philosophy that denies that a person is born in this world. It means that parents should not give the birth in this world, who should not be born, because the life is suffering. In particular, David Benatar does not deny continuing the life, but rather proposes antinatalism on the moral principle that the life should not harm others. The conclusion derives pro-mortalism and anti-survivalism.

Pro-mortalism means if it is better not to be born, it is better to not exist after the birth, and admits the suicide, and I call the philosophy of admitting the homicide is anti-survivalism.

In this article, we affirm the antinatalism advocated by David Benatar as a premise that we must think about the value in our lives, and by continuing to produce and consume until new technology becomes available. The question of whether the existence of is ethically justified is explained in relation to the three arguments related to the convergence of the Anthropocene. One is the extinction of human beings, the second is the continuation of life by machines, and the last is the continuation of quiet life. Finally, we consider the implications of endless antinatalism with respect to spiritual uploads, the metaphysics of personal self-identity around death, with a focus on the human spirit in the eusociality.