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    Sin, as deliberate refusal of this due, constitutes a pre... — Carmelics
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    Sin, as deliberate refusal of this due, constitutes a precise metaphysical debt that disrupts the objective relational order between Creator and creature.

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    • 1.Creatures have objective duties to their Creator flowing from ontological dependence and causal origination.
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    • 2.Deliberate refusal to fulfill binding duties creates a real relational imbalance requiring restoration or penalty.
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    • 3.Metaphysical debts explain why sin requires atonement rather than mere forgetting or arbitrary absolution.
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    • 1.Infinite beings cannot be genuinely wronged by finite beings; any 'debt' to omnipotent perfection is incoherent.
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    • 2.Moral obligation requires autonomy and reciprocal relationships; unilateral Creator-creature asymmetry undermines genuine debt.
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    • 3.Metaphysical debt presumes an objective relational order independent of minds, but relationships may be mind-dependent constructs.
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