Yes—if you expected concern for children to be a terminal value, you would not expect to see adults of breeding age who do not want children. (That is the specific evidence that convinced me.) I don’t think I’ve quite worked out your position on Parfitian hitchhiking, but I don’t see any difference between what you claim and what I claim regarding parenthood.
Yes—if you expected concern for children to be a terminal value, you would not expect to see adults of breeding age who do not want children. (That is the specific evidence that convinced me.) I don’t think I’ve quite worked out your position on Parfitian hitchhiking, but I don’t see any difference between what you claim and what I claim regarding parenthood.