On Traducianism

In reference to the origins of the soul and how it relates to the body, it seems only reasonable to deduct from logic  as well as Scripture that traducianism  offers the best answer—at least, I certainly feel more comfortable with this doctrine. So, I would think that the actual bridge between the relationship of the body to our spiritual nature must theologically begin there. Traducianism may also shed light on the propensity of some individuals to be either “naturally” good; or, some would say, a bad seed. Perhaps, even some criminality can be understood better, if we explore this doctrine more carefully.

Logically, I feel that traducianism is the best argument against abortion, since the inherited soul is already present in the embryonic (zygote) state. Furthermore, the doctrine frees us from having to defend an ongoing creation necessitated by those who advocate creationism or the Platonic concept of the pre-existence of the soul.

The prevailing view also in Eastern Orthodoxy is that human beings bear no guilt for the sin of Adam. Orthodoxy prefers the term "ancestral sin."

Eastern Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy which together make up Eastern Christianity, acknowledge that the introduction of ancestral sin into the human race affected the subsequent environment for mankind (see also traducianism), but never accepted Augustine of Hippo's notions of original sin and hereditary guilt.[31]

However, in saying so, the act of Adam is not the responsibility of all humanity, but the consequences of that act changed the reality of this present age of the cosmos. The Greek Fathers emphasized the metaphysical dimension of the Fall of Man, whereby Adam's descendants are born into a fallen world, but at the same time held fast to belief that, in spite of that, man remains free.[2] Instead of accepting the Lutheran interpretation of Augustine's teaching, Orthodox Churches accept the teaching of John Cassian, which rejects the doctrine of Total Depravity, by teaching that human nature is "fallen", that is, depraved, but not totally.