if the time before birth and the time after death cannot be considered similar because death 'deprives' us of that extra time, why not think that the longer prenatal non existence persists, the longer it also 'deprives' us of the time to live? Essentially, if death robs us of the extra time, doesn't the abyss of not being born also rob us of the time we could've spent alive as well?
An ad hominem attack springing from an exchange of ideas? Surely not. Even on their own terms, what is the basis for such remarkable and counter-factual claims?
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if the time before birth and the time after death cannot be considered similar because death 'deprives' us of that extra time, why not think that the longer prenatal non existence persists, the longer it also 'deprives' us of the time to live? Essentially, if death robs us of the extra time, doesn't the abyss of not being born also rob us of the time we could've spent alive as well?
He addressed already addressed this, essentially if 'you' born before the time you were born than you wouldn't be you.
This man was delusional beyond a doubt. It seems sad he would have to die in the clutches of his doubts and never to have truly lived >
Why do you say he was delusional?
He’s neither dead nor delusional. Perhaps you’re the one who’s delusional.
An ad hominem attack springing from an exchange of ideas? Surely not. Even on their own terms, what is the basis for such remarkable and counter-factual claims?