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EFILism's history

Excerpt from EFILism home page:

http://www.efilism.com

In the past, there was the wisdom of Silenus, the thoughts of Abul ‘Ala Al-Ma’arri, the religious Antinatalism of the Cathars, the famous German Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, Emil Coiran, Peter Wessel Zapffe, and in more modern times, organizations like VHEMT. But for the most part, and most certainly before 2006, Antinatalism was very much solely the possession of philosophy professors, and enthusiasts of obscure intellectual ideas.

However, with the arrival of the internet, and particularly within the last 5 years on Youtube, things have greatly changed. Though people like Inmendham had been discussing the topic of anti-procreation on Youtube for many years, the actual term, ‘Antinatalism’, and by extension, ‘Antinatalist’, were not yet known, and therefor the subject was rendered into a rather amorphous state, and lacked a sense of identity. But in 2011, with the correct vernacular finally obtained, Antinatalism, though still relatively obscure, received an explosion of interest among the most diverse spectrum of people in it’s history, and soon, the Antinatalist community was born. This serge of Antinatalism on the internet, coupled as well with important contemporary works of academy philosophers, such as David Benetar’s Better Never To Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence, have paved what appears to be a bright future for the argument in favor of the end game.

Soon after Antinatalism's initial serge in interest however, Inmendham, noticed something fundamentally wrong with the philosophy, in it’s then current state… generally, historical Antinatalism was a condemnation of solely human procreation, and was not informed by an understanding of evolution, abiogenesis, the fact that all sentient creatures are the products of a single DNA molecule, or that the worst suffering occurs in nature. And so that same year, EFILism was created.

Also featured on this site is, The EFIList, a movie by Amanda ‘Oldphan’ Sukenick who has been a member of the Antinatalist/EFIList community for many years, and though not a philosopher, was inspired to contribute to the furthering of an understanding of Antinatalism and EFILism to a wider audience, through a method of art, activism and humor. Led by the mysterious master of ceremonies known as The Janitor, The EFIList leads the viewer through a narrative of life as Consumption, Reproduction, Addiction and Parasitism, peopled along the way with Frankenstein monsters, nihilists, gladiators, and a host of suffering animals. The EFIList is now complete, and can be viewed above - please see our News section for all movie related news.