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    It is not the case that In traditional theological accounts (Aquinas, Dante), Hell involves the privation of good but not necessarily the presence of a mortal body susceptible to physical destruction.

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    • 1.Medieval theology itself describes Hell with concrete fires and torments, suggesting physical destruction was considered part of the punishment.
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    • 2.If souls are immaterial, the mechanism by which mere privation causes suffering remains unexplained, risking incoherence in the theological account.
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    • 3.Aquinas and Dante both describe resurrected bodies in Hell after final judgment, implying physical form does matter to their actual Hell doctrine.
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    • 1.Aquinas argues that immaterial souls can suffer spiritual deprivation without requiring physical organs, supporting privation-focused accounts.
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    • 2.If Hell's essence is separation from God, physical destruction becomes irrelevant; suffering stems from metaphysical absence, not bodily harm.
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    • 3.Dante's Inferno depicts torments affecting resurrected souls after final judgment, implying suffering can exist without physical dissolution.
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