“Why It Is Better Never to Come Into Existence,” David Benatar

In “Why It Is Better Never to Come Into Existence,” David Benatar considers the following argument of “the cheerful:” “[t]he cheerful will say, we must weigh up the pleasures of life against the evils. As long as the former outweigh the latter, the life is worth living. Coming into being with such a life is, on this view, a benefit.” (p. 345). Benatar goes on to claim “this conclusion does not follow.” (p. 345) In a 500 word, double-spaced paper: Briefly reconstruct the argument of “the cheerful.” Explain why Benatar claims that the conclusion of this argument does not follow. The following content is partner provided The attached file is David Benatar′s paper please read it.