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    Under a restorative model, the purpose of any penalty is ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Either the sinner does not pay for the sin at all, or the sinner must pay for it by enduring everlasting suffering (or at least a permanent loss of happiness).

    Under a restorative model, the purpose of any penalty is the rehabilitation of the offender and reconciliation with the moral order, goals that are logically defeated by unending, hopeless suffering.

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    Logically defeated(as used in philosophy and reasoning)
    When one goal works against or undermines another goal, making it impossible to achieve both at the same time.
    Rehabilitation(as used in criminal justice)
    The process of helping someone change their harmful behavior and become a better person, rather than simply punishing them.
    Restorative model(as used in criminal justice and ethics)
    An approach to justice that focuses on fixing harm and repairing relationships rather than just punishing wrongdoers.
    moral order(Adams's pragmatic moral argument for theism)
    The idea that achieving a balance of good over evil in the universe requires something more than human effort, yet human effort can add or detract from the total value of the universe
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