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    It is not the case that If the soul is immaterial and individually created ex nihilo at conception, as Creationist theologians like Jerome maintained, then no mechanism exists by which Adam's moral guilt transfers to a newly created soul.

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    • 1.Divine action transcends natural causation: God can constitute a moral relation without requiring mechanism humans observe in nature.
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    • 2.Guilt can inhere in nature/condition rather than act: inheriting a corrupted human nature from Adam transfers liability without direct causation.
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    • 3.The argument equivocates 'mechanism': biological mechanisms differ from metaphysical constitution through divine decree and human solidarity.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Causal mechanism requires direct contact or chain: a newly created immaterial soul has no causal link to Adam's historical act.
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    • 2.Moral responsibility requires personal agency: imputing guilt for acts one did not commit violates basic justice principles.
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    • 3.Ex nihilo creation means ontological independence: a soul created fresh has no metaphysical continuity with Adam's substance.
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