Except he gave a blanket statement saying that without love of children life is meaningless. In effect saying that all of us who don't want kids are doomed to live a hollow meaningless life and die a lonely death having accomplished nothing.
That's what makes him seem like a prick. Maybe if it was a personal revelation but he is saying it will happen to us all but we're not wise enough (or our mortality isn't visible enough yet) to realize it.
It's about as snippy as if someone religious told me I'd burn in hell unless I came to god... the only difference is that I know for sure that religion is bullshit, but having kids is a fact and really you can never be entirely sure if its the right thing or not. So this is actually a subject worth being passionate about.
That's what makes him seem like a prick. Maybe if it was a personal revelation but he is saying it will happen to us all but we're not wise enough (or our mortality isn't visible enough yet) to realize it.
It's about as snippy as if someone religious told me I'd burn in hell unless I came to god... the only difference is that I know for sure that religion is bullshit, but having kids is a fact and really you can never be entirely sure if its the right thing or not. So this is actually a subject worth being passionate about.