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    If the above is true, annihilationism is against the just... — Carmelics
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    If the above is true, annihilationism is against the justice of God

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    • 1.Eternal punishment for finite sins violates proportionality, a core requirement of just punishment in law and ethics.
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    • 2.God's justice requires respecting human autonomy; annihilation respects the persistent rejection of eternal relationship.
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    • 3.Infinite torment serves no rehabilitative or deterrent purpose, making it incompatible with a just God's character.
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    • 1.Justice can include permanent consequences for rejecting an infinite good; annihilation may actually be unjustly merciful.
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    • 2.Annihilationism denies the full moral weight of sin against an infinite person; this underestimates offense's true gravity.
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    • 3.Traditional eschatology affirms human moral seriousness by taking our choices to have eternally binding consequences.
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