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The argument from justice is based on the alleged need for consequences to human actions and concludes that an [[afterlife]] must exist. The argument is an [[appeal to emotion]] and [[wishful thinking]] because it exploits human desire for justice and security. The argument is related to the [[Moral argument]] because they both depend on the existence of [[absolute morality]].
The argument from justice is based on the alleged need for consequences to human actions and concludes that an [[afterlife]] must exist. The argument is an [[appeal to emotion]] and [[wishful thinking]] because it exploits human desire for justice and security. The argument is related to the [[Moral argument]] because they both depend on the existence of [[absolute morality]].


The concept is similar to [[Karma]] which supposes our actions influence our future though spiritual processes. In the Myth of Er, [[Plato]] argued that human actions have inescapable consequences, the immortality of the soul and justice in the afterlife.  
The concept is similar to [[Karma]] which supposes our actions influence our future though spiritual processes. In the Myth of Er, [[Plato]] argued that human actions have inescapable consequences, the immohttps://religions.wiki/index.php?title=Argument_from_justice&action=editrtality of the soul and justice in the afterlife.  


In Christianity and Islam, the afterlife of a person is usually considered to be either [[heaven]] or [[hell]]. Infinite reward and infinite punishment are not suitable for a life containing a mixture of good and evil, so a finite state of punishment may exist, such as [[Purgatory]]. Religions that teach [[reincarnation]] usually say that actions will be rewarded or punished in future lives.
In Christianity and Islam, the afterlife of a person is usually considered to be either [[heaven]] or [[hell]]. Infinite reward and infinite punishment are not suitable for a life containing a mixture of good and evil, so a finite state of punishment may exist, such as [[Purgatory]].


{{quote-source| 'But what will become of men then?' I asked him, 'without God and immortal life? All things are permitted then, they can do what they like?' |Dostoyevsky's ''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28054 The Brothers Karamazov]''}}
{{quote-source| 'But what will become of men then?' I asked him, 'without God and immortal life? All things are permitted then, they can do what they like?' |Dostoyevsky's ''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28054 The Brothers Karamazov]''}}
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