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    Since finite agents possess only finite culpability regar... — Carmelics
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    Supports→It is not that someone has committed an infinitely evil crime

    Since finite agents possess only finite culpability regardless of whom they offend, eternal punishment cannot be grounded in the nature of the crime committed.

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    • 1.Culpability is proportional to an agent's causal power and knowledge. Finite beings have limited both, so their culpability must be finite.
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    • 2.Punishment justified by retribution requires proportionality between harm caused and penalty imposed. Infinite punishment violates this principle.
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    • 3.An infinite sentence for a finite act appears unjust by any coherent moral standard that rational agents could endorse as fair.
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    • 1.Culpability depends on the status of the victim, not just the finite agent's capacities. Offending an infinite being may warrant infinite response.
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    • 2.Duration of punishment and magnitude of culpability are distinct concepts. Finite wrongs could warrant finite culpability but infinite duration.
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    • 3.This argument assumes retributive justice is the only framework. Deterrence or reformation theories don't require proportional punishment.
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    This argument assumes retributive justice is the only framework. Deterrence or r...