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says that the damned will be able to remember
all the subjects of natural knowledge which they
acquired here on earth, for this acquired knowledge
 will remain in their souls after death. This
is evident from Sacred Scripture as well, from the
response of Abraham to the rich man buried in Hell: "Son, remember that thou didst receive good
things in thy lifetime." (Lk. 16:25). This, then, is the conclusion of the Angelic Doctor:
Just as in the elect there will be nothing that is not a
subject of happiness to them, so also in the
damned there will be nothing which will not be
a subject of torment to them. Hence, the damned will preserve in their memories the things which
they knew here on earth, not, it is true, for their consolation, but solely to increase their
torment. Moreover, during this life the soul is frequently prevented from considering thoughts
which would be disagreeable to it, because of corporeal sufferings and anxieties; but in Hell
the soul will no longer be subject to this influence of the body. Hence, in Hell the soul will no
longer be prevented from considering those things which can be a cause of torture to it. Likewise,
in Hell the soul of a man will have constantly in its memory all the divine appeals made to it
during life, as well as the number of sins which he committed, each of which will procure for
him a new Hell.

The Damned Know Nothing About Us

Moreover, says Estius, just as God will procure the satisfaction of the blessed by making them