Conundrum's video: Commenting on VanderKlay Po discussing suffering and having children

Comments on the discussion Po the Person and Paul VanderKlay had about "the problem of suffering", justification for having children, and antinatalism. Full text on my blog: https://figmentsofspeculation.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/commenting-on-vanderklay-po-discussing-suffering-and-having-children/ Connect with me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/WackyConundrum to stay in touch. And check out my blog "Figments of Speculation": https://figmentsofspeculation.wordpress.com/ TIMELINE 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Po introduces antinatalism 03:35 Is antinatalism achieveable? 04:27 Can you bring a child into the world, knowing they will suffer? 05:30 Is procreation a theological problem? 07:43 Po and Paul think it's good to bring people into the world 08:33 The problem of suffering from The Brothers Karamazov 11:14 How to formulate the question? 12:18 Giving antinatalists their due 13:57 Are we allergic to suffering? 15:32 Some suffering leads some of us to suicide 17:43 Are common sense methods of alleviating suffering are worthless 18:40 Can we reduce suffering by changing our minds? 21:02 We willingly endure suffering for the sake of meaning 22:22 Pursuit of meaning through suffering is central to Christianity 23:59 Some of the most cherished things we obtain through suffering 26:17 A story from The Brothers Karamazov 30:27 The default state of being 31:31 Can happiness outweigh suffering? 35:04 What is the opposite of suffering? 38:07 What is Hell? 39:43 Can we solve the increasingly common type of suffering? 41:22 Are we responsible for the suffering of our children? 42:24 Is it good to create more life? Is it good to live? 46:34 What about the extreme suffering? 48:13 Can we even justify and judge our actions? 50:11 Can we risk suffering for a chance for meaning? What if we don't? 52:50 Po struggles with finding the justification 54:33 Did Po did the right thing? 57:26 Is having children selfish? 58:32 What do we want for our children? Do we want to give that up? 59:49 Ending Tags