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    It is not the case that A condition-meeting framework derived from no specific revelatory tradition lacks the theological authority needed to adjudicate soteriological outcomes across traditions.

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    • 1.Authority to describe conditions isn't identical to authority to judge outcomes; frameworks can map claims without deciding which tradition is correct.
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    • 2.Tradition-specific authority often produces circular validation—each tradition claims only it understands salvation—blocking genuine comparative assessment.
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    • 3.Reasoned analysis of internal consistency and empirical coherence across traditions requires some framework independent of any single revelation claim.
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    • 1.Soteriological authority requires grounding in living tradition, communal practice, and revealed doctrine that a neutral framework cannot provide.
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    • 2.Framework-neutrality paradoxically smuggles in assumptions (universalism, rationalism) that privilege some traditions over others.
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    • 3.Only insiders to a tradition can properly assess whether salvific conditions align with that tradition's deepest theological commitments.
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