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    If the two states are symmetrical deprivations, then a bi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→It is rational to deplore death more than we deplore our not having always existed.

    If the two states are symmetrical deprivations, then a bias favoring future goods is a mere psychological contingency, not a rational norm.

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    • 1.Symmetrical deprivations involve identical losses regardless of timing, so temporal location carries no intrinsic rational weight.
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    • 2.Our preference for future goods over past deprivations reflects evolved psychology optimizing for survival, not rational principles.
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    • 3.If reason were genuinely favoring the future, we could articulate why identical harms differ rationally by when they occur.
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    • 1.Rational agents can coherently prefer future states because past events are causally fixed while future events remain open to influence.
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    • 2.A bias toward future goods reflects rational prudence: only future states can be prevented or improved through present action.
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    • 3.Symmetry of deprivation doesn't entail symmetry of rational concern; different temporal positions have different epistemic and practical significance.
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