I see the same thing in the abortion debate (disclaimer: am pro-choice). People say that if you oppose abortion, then you have to pay for other people's children - even more than you already do now.
Of course, there is no such principle. Pro-lifers believe that abortion kills a human. You don't have to pay for other people's kids to prevent them from killing them.
It leaves every other question as well, including whether or not general AI is possible. The point is that this question is not relevant, and that lack of support for arbitrarily defined social welfare programs does not make anyone 'hypocritical'.
I see the same thing in the abortion debate (disclaimer: am pro-choice). People say that if you oppose abortion, then you have to pay for other people's children - even more than you already do now.
Of course, there is no such principle. Pro-lifers believe that abortion kills a human. You don't have to pay for other people's kids to prevent them from killing them.
It leaves every other question as well, including whether or not general AI is possible. The point is that this question is not relevant, and that lack of support for arbitrarily defined social welfare programs does not make anyone 'hypocritical'.
There are hundreds of thousands of people waiting on adopting a baby. It's a burden readily taken on by these people.