• Historical Sects: Certain ascetic, Gnostic-leaning, or related early Christian and heretical sects—such as the Bogomils, Cathars, Encratites, and Marcionites—discouraged or outright rejected marriage and procreation to avoid bringing more life into a sinful or prison-like realm.
• Modern Echoes: Philosophers and writers like Emil Cioran drew heavily from Gnostic and Bogomil/Cathar traditions, arguing that humanity should stop reproducing to end the inherent suffering of mortal existence.