According to Nagel, 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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Nagel argues that one could not have been born substantially earlier because one's existence is contingent on specific circumstances, whereas one could have died later, making the asymmetry between birth and death.

According to Nagel, the Answer to the Symmetry Problem Is