The Anti-Natalist Paradox(quillette.com)
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The Anti-Natalist Paradox
https://quillette.com/2018/12/22/the-anti-natalist-paradox/
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Yup. You can't take an argument with such a deontological axiom and then criticize it for failing a utilitarian calculation later (about the welfare of the final generations) -- the argument already told you it's not consequentialist. This anti-natalist argument is bad, and so is the article's argument.
Not taking any risks at all will lead to certain consequences including doom.