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    Challenges→It is entirely reasonable not to want to come into existence earlier even though we want to live longer.

    Nagel's asymmetry claim presupposes that deprivation of future goods is worse than deprivation of past goods, but this requires an independent argument beyond mere modal possibility.

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    Deprivation(in social and economic discussions)
    The state of lacking something important that you need or deserve, like basic resources, rights, or opportunities.
    Independent argument(what would be needed to distinguish past from future)
    A separate logical reason or proof that stands on its own, not relying on other justifications.
    Nagel(as a key philosopher cited in this theory)
    Thomas Nagel is a famous American philosopher known for thinking deeply about consciousness, death, and what makes life meaningful.
    Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted)
    Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
    asymmetry claim

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    An argument that says two similar situations are actually different in an important way—in this case, that reproductive rights for women are more fundamental than bodily rights men give up through conscription and laws.
    modal possibility(as describing the potential alternatives God considered)
    Something that could potentially happen or be true, as opposed to something that actually happened or is definitely true right now.

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