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    Either the damned must have committed infinitely evil cri... — Carmelics
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    Either the damned must have committed infinitely evil crimes, or their ECT torturing must be inconsistent with the justice of God

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    • 1.Finite crimes cannot justly warrant infinite punishment, as proportionality requires punishment commensurate with offense.
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    • 2.If God is just, eternal conscious torment must reflect either infinite evil or divine injustice—a dilemma the claim articulates.
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    • 3.Rejecting the dilemma requires denying either God's justice or the claim's logical structure, both conceptually costly.
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