How does the improbability of literal eternal damnation dispute notions of a Faustian Bargain? Why? How?
Most parsimoniously the afterlife is a Christian Universalist Heaven thus resulting in inevitable eternal salvation for every possible being. Thus notions of a Faustian Bargain, that temporary gratification is accepted at the price of eternal damnation, are a moot point.
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Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Faustian bargain". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Nov. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Faustian-bargain. Accessed 10 December 2023.
I think the presumptions inherent within the question are questionable. The concept of 'literal eternal damnation' (and that itself comes laden with baggage) is only 'improbable' if we take a neutral/lenient view of human wickedness, or denature the doctrine of God's justice. The question also becomes unworkable if a materialist view of reality is adopted, the kind of perspective that would be inherent to the 'Faustian bargain'.
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