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    The finite torment is intrinsic to Annihilationism — Carmelics
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    The finite torment is intrinsic to Annihilationism

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    • 1.Annihilationism posits soul cessation after judgment, making any torment logically finite by definition of the doctrine's core claim.
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    • 2.A merciful God would not inflict infinite punishment for finite sins, so finite torment is theologically necessitated by annihilationist ethics.
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    • 3.The finitude of torment provides theodicy value: suffering serves corrective purpose before cessation, not perpetual retribution.
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    • 1.Some annihilationists argue the severity of torment before cessation could be extreme, making 'finite' descriptively misleading about actual suffering.
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    • 2.The claim conflates annihilationism's endpoint with torment's character; finitude of duration doesn't necessitate that torment is intrinsic to the doctrine.
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    • 3.Annihilationism could involve immediate cessation with no torment stage, so finite torment is contingent, not intrinsic to annihilationism itself.
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