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    Challenges→The asymmetry in our attitudes toward prenatal and posthumous nonexistence shows that we are more concerned about the indefinite continuation of our lives than about their indefinite extension.

    If the asymmetry in our attitudes is a product of evolutionary bias toward future-directed concern rather than rational evaluation, it cannot ground a genuine metaphysical preference for continuation over extension.

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    asymmetry in our attitudes(describing a psychological pattern)
    A difference in how we feel or think about two similar things—in this case, caring more about the future than about spreading out in space.
    continuation over extension(the specific preference being questioned)
    Favoring the idea that the same thing lasting longer into the future matters more than that same thing spreading out across space.
    evolutionary bias(explaining why we might have certain preferences)
    A tendency in how our brains work that developed because it helped our ancestors survive, rather than because it's logically true.
    future-directed concern(describing the type of bias being discussed)
    Our natural focus on what will happen later, rather than on what exists right now in different places.

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    ground (or grounds)(as in 'provide a solid reason for')
    To serve as a valid reason or foundation for something; to justify or support it.
    metaphysical preference(distinguishing between what's objectively true versus what we merely prefer)
    A deep, fundamental difference in how reality actually is, rather than just a difference in our feelings or opinions about it.
    rational evaluation(contrasting with evolutionary bias)
    Careful logical thinking where we examine reasons and evidence, rather than just going with what feels natural.

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