The Inspiration for True Detective’s, Rust Cohle with David Benatar

David Benatar is a South African philosopher, academic, and author. He is the head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town . He is the author of a number of books including, Better to never have been: The harm of coming into existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions. On another note, the creation of the main character of the TV show True Detective, Rust Cohle, was heavily influenced by the philosophy of anti-natalism. ► Please Support Our Show: Sign up for our newsletter: http://deathhangout.com/signup/ Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeathHangou... In this episode we talk with David about anti-natilism: the concept and philosophy which postulates that coming into existence at all causes serious harm and inevitably leads to suffering, and how as a consequence, it is, morally wrong to create more sentient beings. Although this is a podcast about death, we hope by now you know how much we love life. So of course this doesn’t fit in with David’s anti-natalist philosophy of ceasing pro-creation. This in turn leaves us with a very healthy debate. We’d love to know your views after watching, so please leave a comment or email us with your thoughts.