What is Nagel's response to Lucretius's asymmetry argument?
A) Nagel accepts Lucretius's asymmetry argument
B) Nagel argues that it is a contingent fact that we don't live longer
C) He suggests we think it is plausible that someone is harmed by many things they don't experience
D) Nagel argues that the two kinds of nonexistence are different

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Nagel counters Lucretius's asymmetry argument by asserting that the nonexistence before our birth and the nonexistence after our death are fundamentally different, challenging the notion that our attitudes towards them should be symmetrical.

What Is Nagel's Response to Lucretius's Asymmetry Argument