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    It is not the case that Being annihilated is an infinite punishment

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for
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    • 1.Punishment requires a subject who experiences harm; annihilation removes the subject, so no one suffers the punishment.
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    • 2.Infinite punishment implies infinite duration of negative experience; annihilation has zero duration of any experience.
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    • 3.Deprivation of future goods differs fundamentally from punishment, which is infliction of present or experienced suffering.
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    Reasons Against

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    Reason against
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    • 1.Annihilation eliminates all future experiences, goods, and relationships one could have experienced indefinitely.
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      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.The loss from non-existence is infinite in duration, making its deprivation comparable to infinite suffering.
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    • 3.Consciousness values its own continuation; permanent cessation violates this fundamental interest absolutely.
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