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    Annihilation is against the mercy of God — Carmelics
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    Annihilation is against the mercy of God

    Against an attribute of GodAnnihilation
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    • 1.Mercy, as Aquinas argues in ST II-II Q30, requires preserving the good of the person toward whom it is directed.
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    • 2.Annihilation destroys the very subject of mercy, eliminating any possibility of redemption or restored flourishing.
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    • 3.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.On universalist grounds (Origen, Talbott), mercy tends toward restoration of all rational souls to communion with God.
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    • 2.Annihilation permanently removes a soul from any possible restorative trajectory, making reconciliation metaphysically impossible.
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    • 3.Any act that makes divine mercy permanently inapplicable to a rational creature contradicts the essential character of infinite mercy.
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    • 1.Being annihilated is an infinite punishment
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    • 2.Such a punishment is against the mercy of God
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    • 3.If the above is true, Annihilation is against the mercy of God
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    • 1.Being annihilated is a finite punishment
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    • 2.Such a punishment is against the mercy of God
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    • 3.If the above is true, Annihilation is against the mercy of God
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    Reason against 3 of 3
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    • 1.Being annihilated is not a punishment
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    • 2.Such a punishment is against the mercy of God
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    • 3.If the above is true, Annihilation is against the mercy of God
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