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RAÉL HADLEYREVEREND · AUTHOR · THINKER
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Important distinctionCreation & Procreation

Existing Life vs. Possible Life

Questioning whether a life should be created is distinct from judging a person already here. Existing lives retain their worth and claim to care.

Rev. Raél Hadley · The Inheritance of Existence
FROM THE MANUSCRIPT

The distinction

Questioning whether a life should be created is distinct from judging a person already here. Existing lives retain their worth and claim to care.

The Inheritance of Existence, manuscript p. 189. Editorial paraphrase of the supporting distinction.

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