I've watched this thread for 3 days so I did not simply respond without sober second thought. I tried to view the strongly held beliefs expressed here in a dispassionate manner but honestly it was difficult. "Having kids is selfish", "It should be a sin", etc. etc etc. I asked my 15 year old daughter if she ever regretted being brought into this world; her response.... no - she has friends, animals, parents who love her, and looks forward to the future. She recognizes there are difficult times (losing friends, dogs and horses, etc). But she puts everything in context. She is way more mature that I probably am.
I did watch the anti-natalism video posted and that was eye-opening in the extreme: "No one chooses to be born" - how in the hell does he know that? Has he been to the afterlife and witnessed it first hand? What about the NDE's that clearly express a type of "volunteer" system for coming back to this world? His logic, arguments and reasoning were so faulty that I wanted to shoot the TV. "Life is suffering": a completely blanket statement made without data. Of course SaSu members are going to agree with his biased, one-sided, illogical argument - we are all on a suicide discussion forum for god sakes! We all think life is nothing but suffering. But seriously, Dunning-Kruger was specifically developed for that creator.
Look, I'm trying, really trying, to attack the data and argument without attacking the believers - but the double standard is shocking: SaSu members want the inalienable right to decide their own fate without interference from the state or other people. Yet, the horrors of bringing life into this world needs a judgement of selfishness, sin, short-sightedness and every negative perjorative one can spew forth.
So, call my wife and I selfish, sinful, uncaring, egotistical, narcissistic, for bringing our daughter into the world, but she knows her parents love her more than anything and are willing to sacrifice everything to give her the life she wants and deserves- and she is growing up to be a damn fine kid who cares about the environment, people and more specifically, the less fortunate. She is the reason I feel hope for the future.
Edit: I still care for this community and its members. I just wish everyone had the opportunity to experience a little more happiness in life - and that is probably making me more frustrated than anyting. I do wish nothing but the best for all you

. Damn I need a drink.