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    It is not the case that Only those who have met the criteria set forth by one correct religious perspective can spend eternity in God's presence.

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    Reasons For

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.John Hick's pluralist hypothesis holds that major religious traditions are equally valid soteriological paths toward the same ultimate Real.
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    • 2.If multiple traditions produce comparable moral transformation and experiential contact with the transcendent, no single tradition can claim exclusive soteriological authority.
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    • 3.P2's epistemological necessity condition unjustly condemns the invincibly ignorant, violating the widely-held principle that ought implies can.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Karl Rahner's anonymous Christianity demonstrates that even within a major exclusivist tradition, salvation can be extended beyond explicit doctrinal adherents.
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    • 2.If P3's ontological conditions can be met without conscious awareness of them, then P2's epistemological necessity condition is logically separable from and unnecessary to the original claim.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.There is exactly one correct religious perspective regarding salvation.
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    • 2.The criteria for salvation specified by that perspective are epistemologically necessary — those seeking salvation must be aware of these conditions.
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    • 3.The criteria for salvation specified by that perspective are ontologically necessary — these conditions must really be met.
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