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This paper examines the Non-Identity Problem, which is defined as the problem of grounding moral wrongdoing in cases in which an action, decision, or policy affects who will exist in the future. Resolving the Non-Identity Problem requires taking into full account the morally relevant interests of future human beings. According to the paper, fairness between generations is the ethical foundation of this solution, it is a moral obligation we cannot ignore and is the best solution to the Non-Identity Problem, for it is the most ethical solution.

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"The Non-Identity Problem is the problem of grounding moral wrongdoing in cases in which an action, decision, or policy affects who will exist in the future. Resolving the Non-Identity Problem requires taking into full account the morally relevant interests of future human beings. Fairness between generations is the ethical foundation of this solution, it is a moral obligation we cannot ignore and is the best solution to the Non-Identity Problem, for it is the most ethical solution...."

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