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    It is not the case that It is not that (someone who is not [both free and rational]) should be held responsible for rejecting God

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    • 1.Rationality and freedom exist on spectrums, not as binary conditions; most people possess these capacities to some degree and bear some responsibility.
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    • 2.Claiming someone lacks responsibility due to insufficient rationality requires proving their cognitive deficits are severe enough to eliminate agency entirely.
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    • 3.If people are exempt from responsibility for rejecting God, they may also escape responsibility for harmful conduct based on limited rationality.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Moral responsibility requires the capacities to understand reasons and act on them; those lacking freedom or rationality cannot meet this requirement.
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    • 2.It would be unjust to hold someone accountable for a rejection they lacked the cognitive or volitional capacity to avoid or reconsider.
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    • 3.Religious belief formation depends on rational deliberation and free choice; coerced or irrational belief is neither genuine nor morally evaluable.
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