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    It is not the case that It is not irrational to want future life more than past life.

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    • 1.Desires shaped purely by what is possible, rather than by what is intrinsically valuable, may reflect adaptive preference formation rather than rational evaluation.
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    • 2.Parfit's argument in 'Reasons and Persons' shows temporal bias toward the future is a genuine irrationality, not justified by mere possibility constraints.
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    • 3.If past pleasures have the same hedonic value as future pleasures, mere impossibility of past extension cannot rationalize preferring future life more.
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    • 1.The Epicurean symmetry argument holds that our pre-natal non-existence and post-mortem non-existence are metaphysically equivalent, undermining any asymmetric desire.
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    • 2.If we do not regret the vast past life we missed before birth, rationality requires we not disproportionately desire future life extension either.
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    • 1.The structure of the world permits life extension only into the future.
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    • 2.It is not surprising to find ourselves with no desire to extend life into the past, given that life extension is only possible into the future.
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    • 3.The possibility of future life extension alone is good enough.
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