Can You Ace This Quiz on Augustine's Views on Free Will?
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What was the philosophical Problem of evil that troubled Augustine?

  • Why does evil exist only in humans?
  • Why do humans have both good and evil impulses?
  • How can we distinguish between good and evil?
  • How can a benevolent deity permit evil in the world? (correct)

    • What was Augustine's opinion of traditional philosophical and Christian answers to the Problem of evil?

  • He found them convincing.
  • He thought they were too complex.
  • He believed they were incomplete.
  • He was not satisfied with them. (correct)

    • What did the Manichaeans believe about the conflict between light and darkness?

  • There is only one principle in the world, and it is good.
  • There are two principles in the world, but the evil principle can be overcome by the good principle.
  • There are two fundamental and equal opposed principles in the world: the good principle, manifest in light, and the evil principle, manifest in darkness. (correct)
  • There are two principles in the world, but the good principle is weaker than the evil principle.

    • Augustine was satisfied with the traditional philosophical answers to the problem of evil

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Manichaeans believed in two equal and opposed principles in the world, one good and one evil

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Augustine was never an active adherent of the Manichaean religion

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the philosophical problem that troubled Augustine when he was young?

    <p>The problem of evil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Manichaeans, what is the reason for the presence of evil in the world?

    <p>There are two fundamental and equal opposed principles in the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Augustine find the Manichaean system persuasive?

    <p>Because it explained the problem of evil satisfactorily</p> Signup and view all the answers

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