According to Fischer, the Answer to the Symmetry Problem Is

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Fischer, the answer to the Symmetry Problem is that

• A) while one could have died much later, one could not have been born substantially earlier.
• B) while death often is very painful, being born is not as painful.
• C) while it is rational to fear future harms, it is not rational to fear past harms.
• D) while death closes possibilities, not being born merely prevents possibilities.

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