9 Questions
What was the philosophical Problem of evil that troubled Augustine?
How can a benevolent deity permit evil in the world?
What was Augustine's opinion of traditional philosophical and Christian answers to the Problem of evil?
He was not satisfied with them.
What did the Manichaeans believe about the conflict between light and darkness?
There are two fundamental and equal opposed principles in the world: the good principle, manifest in light, and the evil principle, manifest in darkness.
Augustine was satisfied with the traditional philosophical answers to the problem of evil
False
The Manichaeans believed in two equal and opposed principles in the world, one good and one evil
True
Augustine was never an active adherent of the Manichaean religion
False
What was the philosophical problem that troubled Augustine when he was young?
The problem of evil
According to the Manichaeans, what is the reason for the presence of evil in the world?
There are two fundamental and equal opposed principles in the world
Why did Augustine find the Manichaean system persuasive?
Because it explained the problem of evil satisfactorily
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