RE: On Science and Philosophy and Life's Cycle
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"Why would you bring a new child to a world that made you suffer and would make the baby too?"
I remember a philosopher once said that nothing can exist without its opposite, without suffering there will be no joy.
Still for people who don't believe in God, such philosophical questions tend to feel depressing.
A lot of atheists ask "if God exists, why does he allow the suffering of children?", if you believe in the afterlife you'll know the answer is simple, suffering is a form of atonement and our time here is brief and only a test for what comes after (also children who die go to heaven), so in a way suffering is not a bad thing when you look at the bigger picture.
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Yeah, I tried to make my answer here non-religious, but that's what I believe, if there's an afterlife, suffering makes a lot of sense. It also makes sense in another way because it's a product of the Free Will.
A non-religious answer, interesting, I think it all comes down to beliefs though, even atheists have to find something to believe in, other wise they would be swallowed by nihilism and get depressed.
Your example is pretty good (what's the name of this manga btw?), although I think a glimpse of joy is only the first step to finding purpose in life.
I didn't want to name the manga because of some of it's "content," but oh well... It's called "Ai-Ren."