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    It is not the case that Any proportionality between merit and happiness that is deferred to an afterlife is epistemically inaccessible and therefore cannot serve as a foundation for a just moral order in this world.

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    • 1.Epistemic inaccessibility doesn't render a claim irrelevant to moral foundations—we accept many unobservable theoretical entities in ethics.
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    • 2.A belief's psychological reality and motivational force matter morally regardless of verification status; it shapes actual behavior.
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    • 3.The claim assumes justice must be *knowable* to be real, but this conflates epistemology with metaphysics—they may diverge.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Moral systems must be evaluated by their practical effects on actual human welfare in the present world we inhabit.
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    • 2.Unverifiable claims about afterlife rewards cannot constrain or guide human behavior in ways we can rationally assess or collectively enforce.
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    • 3.Justice requires transparent accountability mechanisms; hidden cosmic ledgers fail this criterion entirely.
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