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    A divine act that forecloses all future good for a person... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Annihilation is against the mercy of God

    A divine act that forecloses all future good for a person is categorically incompatible with merciful intent toward that person.

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    • 1.Mercy is defined by concern for another's welfare and desire to alleviate suffering or harm.
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    • 2.Foreclosing all future good for a person ensures maximal suffering and the absence of any amelioration.
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    • 3.An act that directly contradicts the defining aim of mercy cannot simultaneously express merciful intent.
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    • 1.Divine agents may possess moral frameworks where mercy involves necessary hardship that ultimately serves greater goods beyond human comprehension.
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    • 2.Foreclosing future good in one domain may demonstrate mercy by preventing worse outcomes or enabling redemption through radical constraint.
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    • 3.A divine act's compatibility with mercy depends on actual consequences and cosmic purpose, not merely on surface appearance of harm to the individual.
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