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    The value of a past life is fully captured at the moment ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→We should not be indifferent about the extent of our pasts.

    The value of a past life is fully captured at the moment of death; after death, no subject exists to benefit from having had an extensive past.

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    • 1.Only conscious subjects can experience or benefit from goods; death ends consciousness, so posthumous goods cannot benefit anyone.
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    • 2.A life's value is determined by the experiences and relationships within it; what matters is the quality of lived moments, not external assessments.
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    • 3.Legacy and reputation are psychological facts about the living; they don't constitute real benefits to the deceased person themselves.
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    • 1.A life can have narrative or structural value independent of final consciousness; a tragic ending doesn't erase accomplishments or meaning achieved.
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    • 2.We can harm or benefit the dead by how we treat their projects, memory, and remains; this suggests they retain some interests beyond death.
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    • 3.The timing objection proves too much: by this logic, childhood events only mattered when they occurred, not in shaping the whole life's trajectory.
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