Can you substantiate the claim that giving birth is a sacrifice made for the child as opposed to for the future good of the mother herself?
In general I find it hard to believe that people would choose to become parents for the sake of a potential child, who will only exist because they decide so, unless they expect to enjoy raising a child at least some of the time, or otherwise profit from it (social approval, commitment between married partners, support in old age, government aid).
In general I find it hard to believe that people would choose to become parents for the sake of a potential child, who will only exist because they decide so
I’m sure many of the siblings of our ancestors chose otherwise. But I’d be surprised if that choice stayed popular.
unless they expect to enjoy raising a child at least some of the time, or otherwise profit from it (social approval, commitment between married partners, support in old age, government aid).
Those reasons help. But our instincts give an extra boost when it comes to both expecting and remembering.
Child birth.
Can you substantiate the claim that giving birth is a sacrifice made for the child as opposed to for the future good of the mother herself?
In general I find it hard to believe that people would choose to become parents for the sake of a potential child, who will only exist because they decide so, unless they expect to enjoy raising a child at least some of the time, or otherwise profit from it (social approval, commitment between married partners, support in old age, government aid).
Are any sacrifices provably made “for the recipient” rather than “because the sacrificer gains some (intangible) value from having made it?”
Point taken, it may be too fuzzy a term to distinguish.
I’m sure many of the siblings of our ancestors chose otherwise. But I’d be surprised if that choice stayed popular.
Those reasons help. But our instincts give an extra boost when it comes to both expecting and remembering.