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====== xEternal Conscious Torment is the true Protestant Hell ======
===== Assumptions =====
  * [[The Laws of Logic hold universally]]
  * [[Protestant/Evangelical]] [[Christianity]]'s distinctive, characteristic beliefs

===== Groups of Reasoning =====
==== Based on an aspect of God ====
=== Reasoning ===
  * [[xGod's permission of Eternal Conscious Torment is consistent with His love]]
  * [[Everything God does is consistent with His love]]
∴ [[]]

=== Reasoning ===
  * [[xGod's permission of Eternal Conscious Torment is consistent with His justice]]((An argument like this would have to be intrinsically allowed to assume the major tenants of ECT (Hell exists, the punishment is eternal, the punishment is conscious, and the punishment is torment) as true.))
  * [[Everything God does is consistent with His justice]]
∴ [[]]

=== Reasoning ===
  * [[If Eternal Conscious Torment is true, then xGod encompasses everything]]
  * [[God encompasses everything]]
∴ [[]]

=== Reasoning ===
  * [[If Eternal Conscious Torment is true, then God is evil]]((In this situation, we are avoiding "would be" or "could be"--we want definitives: is God evil, or is He not?\\
The exception, of course, is if one were to argue that God would only be evil in that instance, but would not necessarially be evil forever. But, considering the unchanging nature of God that most accept, it would seem that most would not argue this.\\
However, it would be good if a user came in and added that for clarity: God does not change, so if His action is ever evil, He is evil.))
  * [[xGod is evil]]
∴ [[]]

==== Based on a future action of God ====
=== Reasoning ===
  * [[If Eternal Conscious Torment is true, then xGod will make all things new]]
  * [[God will make all things new]]
∴ [[]]

=== Reasoning ===
  * [[If Eternal Conscious Torment is true, xGod will save everyone]]
  * [[God will save everyone]]
∴ [[]]

===== Reasoning =====

* [[Eternal Conscious Torment requires principles of justice]]
  * [[xA principle of justice exists that supports ECT]]
  * If the above is true, [[]]
∴ [[]]

===== Reasoning =====

* [[Everyone will eventually accept salvation]]
  * [[If everyone accepts salvation, no one will go to Hell]]
  * [[If no one will go to Hell, then no model of Hell is true]]
  * If the above is true, [[]]
∴ [[]]

====== Counter-Statement ======
[[Eternal Conscious Torment is the true Protestant Hell]]

====== Talk ======
Devnote: Groups of reasoning help to group/consolidate positions together so that they don't overrun the page in favor of over types of positions.

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