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    It is not the case that no finite creature deserves torture

    ?Set your confidence on the premises below to see your aggregate.

    Reasons Against

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    Reason against
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    • 1.Finite creatures have limited capacity to deserve infinite suffering, as moral desert requires proportionality between act and consequence.
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      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Torture causes extreme suffering that exceeds any legitimate penological purpose like deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation.
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      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.All finite beings possess inherent dignity that constrains permissible punishment regardless of their actions.
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      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

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