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    It is not the case that If sin systematically corrupts the rational faculty, respecting its outputs as sacrosanct freedom mistakes pathological compulsion for authentic self-determination.

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    • 1.The claim assumes an unobservable 'uncorrupted rationality' as baseline; without access to this standard, we cannot identify corruption versus normal human reasoning.
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    • 2.Labeling all choices under corrupted rationality as 'unfree' paradoxically denies agency to those making them, treating them as passive victims rather than agents.
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    • 3.If rationality itself is corrupted, the argument's own reasoning about corruption may be equally compromised, undermining its epistemic authority to judge others.
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    • 1.Systematic cognitive bias demonstrably distorts decision-making; calling biased outputs 'free choices' misidentifies the mechanism of constraint.
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    • 2.Authentic autonomy requires accurate self-knowledge; if sin obscures our true nature and values, choices made under that ignorance lack self-determination.
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    • 3.We already recognize compulsion in other contexts (addiction, coercion); consistency demands recognizing it when systematic corruption corrupts judgment itself.
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