I would not attempt to answer where scripture is silent. The sin-guilt of an infant is a distraction for someone who does not want to deal with areas where scripture is clarion-clear: that every one who might hear the gospel finds themselves in the same condition, utterly guilty of having willfully sinned and incapable of mitigating it so that they can stand blameless before a holy God. It's actually quite common for people to resist the idea of "federal headship" when it comes to imputed guilt from Adam, but happily receptive when it comes to imputed righteousness from the new Adam, our adopted head, Christ.
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