With respect to the Timing Argument, to which of the following premises does Feit focus his main objection?
A) Premise 1: Nothing can be bad for a person before it happens.
B) Premise 2: Nothing can be bad for a person when that person does not exist.
C) Premise 3: From the time of a person's death onwards, that person no longer exists.
D) Premise 4: Anything that is bad for a person must be bad for that person at some time or other.

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Feit's main objection is to Premise 2, which he argues is false. He contends that it is possible for something to be bad for a person even if that person does not exist yet, citing the example of a person choosing not to have a child because they anticipate that the child's life would be filled with suffering.

With Respect to the Timing Argument, to Which of the Following