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It is not the case that If that argument is stupid, then it is not that the more one sins, teh more their cognitive capacities are lost
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Habitual sin may desensitize moral reasoning centers, potentially atrophying ethical judgment capacities over time through disuse.
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Self-deception and rationalization required for persistent wrongdoing can impair clarity of thought and objective self-assessment.
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Some theological traditions posit sin damages the soul's faculties, including intellect, as an integrated whole rather than separate.
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Cognitive decline requires neurological damage, which sin alone (as moral action) cannot directly cause without external mechanisms.
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Empirical evidence shows unethical people often maintain sharp reasoning abilities used to rationalize or conceal their actions.
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Conflating moral corruption with intellectual degradation commits a category error between ethical and cognitive domains.
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