According to St. Augustine, all of mankind should suffer for Adam's sin because
A) we all share some of Adam's DNA.
B) the sins of the fathers should be visited upon the sons.
C) all of mankind was present when Adam sinned.
D) we are all descended from Adam.

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St. Augustine believed that all of humanity was present in Adam when he sinned, thus all humans inherit the original sin. This concept is based on the theological idea that Adam's actions affected the nature of humanity as a whole.