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    It is not the case that Infinite demerit admits of degrees, just as Cantor showed that infinite sets can have different cardinalities and magnitudes.

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    • 1.Cardinality compares set sizes through bijection; no comparable mathematical operation exists for moral demerit, making the analogy structurally broken.
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    • 2.Infinite badness may be metaphysically maximal by definition—beyond it lies logical contradiction, unlike infinite sets which form coherent nested hierarchies.
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    • 3.Cantor's infinities are quantitative abstractions; demerit involves qualitative normative content that doesn't decompose into the same mathematical relations.
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    • 1.Mathematical infinity exhibits hierarchical structure (countable vs uncountable); moral badness may likewise admit comparable gradations without finite bounds.
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    • 2.Cantor's cardinality theory shows infinity isn't monolithic; similarly, infinite demerit could have degrees while remaining infinite, like ℵ₀ versus ℵ₁.
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    • 3.If two infinite harms can differ in magnitude (eternal suffering vs eternal meaninglessness), infinite moral culpability should admit degrees too.
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