This wrongly assumes that people act only on moral reasoning, not other (e.g., personal happiness) factors. It also wrongly assumes that factors that apply to oneโs own moral deliberation should universalize to either other EAs or people in general, when in fact I hold neither. I am generally very happy to see other EAs have kids, but donโt feel morally compelled to do so enough to override my selfish preference against.
This wrongly assumes that people act only on moral reasoning, not other (e.g., personal happiness) factors. It also wrongly assumes that factors that apply to oneโs own moral deliberation should universalize to either other EAs or people in general, when in fact I hold neither. I am generally very happy to see other EAs have kids, but donโt feel morally compelled to do so enough to override my selfish preference against.
Iโm basically trying to wonder about whether or not most people who affiliate with EA share your preference set about this.
That is a very worthwhile question, but invoking Shakerism is likely to obfuscate the process of answering it.