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    It is not the case that It would serve God just as well through annihilation

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    • 1.If God is omnipotent, God's purposes are achievable through infinite means, including non-existence of any particular being.
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    • 2.A being that exists only to serve God's purposes gains no intrinsic benefit from existence that annihilation would deny.
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    • 3.Annihilation causes no suffering, while existence inevitably involves pain; a benevolent God might prefer non-existence for others.
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