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    It is not the case that If the above is true, then it is not that the debt is finite

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Any actual debt requires identifiable creditor and debtor; infinite debts dissolve these relations into abstract, unenforceable claims.
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    • 2.Practical justice requires finite settlement terms; infinite debt creates paralysis and prevents genuine reconciliation or closure.
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    • 3.Empirically, all historical debts have been discharged, forgiven, or abandoned—suggesting infinity is theoretical, not actual.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Obligations between persons can perpetually generate new duties through compound interest, inheritance, and intergenerational harm.
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    • 2.Historical injustices create debts that accumulate infinitely across time without natural termination points or statute of limitations.
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    • 3.Moral debts (unlike financial ones) lack objective metrics for settlement, making them theoretically endless and immeasurable.
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