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Free will -> original sin -> all manner of diseases, suffering tyat are part of the human condition.

Even without the theology, a person suffering due to a forebear's poor decision is well-understood: a decent percentage if people think it's the natural order for a child to go hungry if their parents are drug-addicts or imprisoned.

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How is hungry children, because of it's parents, relevant to my question?

If someone gets cancer as toddler who's fault is that? If someone is born with disability, with caused by new mutation, who's fault is that? Are these part of free will? Do you thing that it is good that it is happening?

I summarized the connection in my first statement, as it relates to the Christian Theological concept of "Original Sin". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin

Just side note: that Wikipedia link seems really interesting - I'm familiar with the concept but not with details of various denominations and history. I'm definitely going to reserve some time for it in near future.

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