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It is not the case that The non-damned could become just as thankful through annihilation
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Gratitude requires awareness of alternatives; non-existence prevents awareness of being spared damnation.
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If thankfulness is about comparative relief, annihilation (absence of suffering) equals eternal bliss in outcome.
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A being cannot experience deprivation of gratitude while non-existent, so annihilation prevents no goods.
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