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    Challenges→If there is no afterlife, the problem of evil becomes impossible to solve in any rationally intelligible way.

    Finite goods can constitute sufficient justification for finite suffering without requiring infinite compensatory goods in an afterlife.

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    • 1.Suffering can generate meaning through struggle, growth, and deepened relationships that are intrinsically valuable in this life.
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    • 2.Requiring infinite compensation implies finite goods have no independent worth—but love, beauty, and achievement matter now, not just as down-payments.
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    • 3.A just universe need not be infinite in scope; proportional accountability within a finite lifespan can constitute genuine moral order.
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    • 1.Severe suffering in childhood or terminal illness prevents meaningful growth—claiming it's justified requires explaining why the harm suffices.
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    • 2.If finite goods justify finite suffering, innocent suffering vastly exceeding any receivable good remains unjustified and uncompensated.
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    • 3.The claim assumes suffering's value is measurable against finite goods, but extreme pain may be incommensurable with any finite benefit.
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