Thanks for the explanation! I’m not a consequentialist, and I don’t grant that increasing the population size is good in its own right. If you accept increased population as an intrinsic good I can see why you’d see a tension.
Just to clarify, I do not see increasing human population as intrinsically good. I think it increases the welfare of humans in the nearterm (assuming the saved lives are good in expectation), but I am quite uncertain about the effects on animals, and indirect longterm effects. So I do not know whether increasing population is good or bad.
Thanks for the explanation! I’m not a consequentialist, and I don’t grant that increasing the population size is good in its own right. If you accept increased population as an intrinsic good I can see why you’d see a tension.
You are welcome!
Just to clarify, I do not see increasing human population as intrinsically good. I think it increases the welfare of humans in the nearterm (assuming the saved lives are good in expectation), but I am quite uncertain about the effects on animals, and indirect longterm effects. So I do not know whether increasing population is good or bad.