Pretty sure Buddha warned against nihilism. The void may be tempting, but is ultimately empty, after all.
What does that have to do with anything? We're talking about Pascal's claim
Because you implied in your statement that having kids is due to a lack of reflection, rather than due to reflecting.
I'm pointing out a fork in the road in mindset.
What makes you think they haven’t? I don’t buy it for one bit that people simply have kids on impulse, and you can question an impulse and come out the other end still wanting to go through with it.