Of the Propagation of Man as to the Body (Two Articles)
Summa Theologica — Saint Thomas Aquinas
We now consider the propagation of man, as to the body. Concerning this there are two points of inquiry:

(1) Whether any part of the food is changed into true human nature?

(2) Whether the semen, which is the principle of human generation, is produced from the surplus food?

whether human souls were created
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