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    It is not the case that A person in Hell loses all existence

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.Existence is a precondition for any state, including moral degradation — a being cannot lose goodness without first persisting as an existent subject.
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    • 2.Aquinas distinguishes esse (existence) from bene esse (flourishing), meaning privation of good does not entail privation of being itself.
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    • 3.The argument conflates ontological existence with axiological value, treating a normative diminishment as if it were a metaphysical annihilation.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Kant's account of radical evil demonstrates that a fully corrupted will remains a functioning rational agent capable of inverting the moral law.
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    • 2.The preservation of moral responsibility in Hell requires a persistent volitional subject — total loss of agency eliminates the grounds for just punishment.
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    Reasons Against

    2 perspectives
    Reason against 1 of 2
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    • 1.the less good one becomes, the less they begin to exist
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    • 2.A person in Hell has a whole loss of goodness
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    • 3.If the above is true, a person in Hell loses all existence
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    Reason against 2 of 2
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    • 1.The less one has volitional and cognitive capabilities, the less they are able to exist
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    • 2.Those in Hell have total loss of volitional and cognitive capabilities
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