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It is not the case that Finite temporal crimes, even the gravest, cannot generate infinite moral debt, as moral desert is bounded by the agent's finite causal and rational capacity.
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Moral debt may depend on harm caused, not agent capacity; one negligent act causing infinite suffering generates debt proportional to harm.
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Infinite consequences (e.g., murder's ripple effects across generations) can rationally ground infinite moral obligations from finite acts.
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If violating infinite-value principles (human dignity, divine law) is possible in finite time, finite acts can incur infinite moral debt.
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Moral responsibility requires proportionality between agent capacity and deserved punishment; infinite debt exceeds finite agents' causal powers.
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A person cannot rationally choose to incur infinite obligation in a finite moment; thus no finite act can generate infinite moral debt.
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Justice systems presume punishment should match crime severity; infinite penalties for finite crimes violates proportionality principles.
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