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It is not the case that Eternal conscious torment (noun) is the only theory that uses eternal conscious torment (verb)
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Only the eternal torment view logically requires the concept of eternal conscious torment as both doctrine and mechanism.
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Annihilationism, universalism, and conditional immortality all reject eternal torment, so they cannot meaningfully employ this concept.
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The tautology highlights that eternal conscious torment is definitionally inseparable from its own theoretical framework.
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