for tardiness in moderating your comments, Anonymous. Internet difficulties.
Meanwhile, a couple of new links concerning David Benatar's book...
http://crookedtimber.org/2008/09/03/better-never-to-have-been/
http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/from-the-annals-of-moral-philosophy/
Enjoy! (Thanks, Chip!)
P.S. I'd encourage anyone to read anonymous's recent comments; due to internet difficulties, I'm afraid I gave them less than my full attention in my haste to get them posted before I lost access again. I'd also like to extend my thanks to anonymous, and to the rest of you who take the time to comment here. Much appreciated!