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While I have heard such things as the new being would be soulless

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Part of the argument comes from the Genesis account where God breathed breath into man and he became a living soul. The rationale is this: Breath comes from the hebrew ruach, which is frequently interpreted spirit. So in essence, God breathed His spirit into a lifeless body and it became a living soul (thus the belief in a tripartite being - spirit, soul, and body).

I'm no theologian, but I hope this helps a little.