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    Challenges→Non-Muslims who fully understand Islam but choose not to accept it will be damned.

    Damnation as a consequence of sincere, informed religious difference would make divine justice contingent on accidents of cultural birth, violating the moral attribute of impartiality classically ascribed to God.

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    Accidents of cultural birth(as used in ethics and social philosophy)
    The random facts about where and when you were born—like your country, religion, or culture—that you have no control over.
    Ascribed to God(as used in theology)
    Qualities or properties that people traditionally believe God possesses or are assigned to God by religious tradition.
    Contingent (on accidents of)(as used in logic and ethics)
    Depending on things that are random or unpredictable, rather than being based on someone's actual choices or character.
    Moral attribute(as used in theology and ethics)
    A quality or characteristic that relates to right and wrong behavior—in this case, a quality that God is believed to have.
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    (theology/philosophy of religion)
    In religious belief, the state of being condemned to Hell or eternal punishment after death.
    divine justice(Abelard's response to the objection that intentions are unknowable)
    Moral judgement by God, who has direct access to internal mental states and intentions, culminating in a Final Judgement
    impartiality(Attributed to utilitarianism as a core commitment)
    The requirement to give equal weight to the welfare of all people regardless of one's personal relationship to them

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