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What was the philosophical Problem of evil that troubled Augustine?
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?
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?
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
Augustine was satisfied with the traditional philosophical answers to the problem of evil
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The Manichaeans believed in two equal and opposed principles in the world, one good and one evil
The Manichaeans believed in two equal and opposed principles in the world, one good and one evil
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Augustine was never an active adherent of the Manichaean religion
Augustine was never an active adherent of the Manichaean religion
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What was the philosophical problem that troubled Augustine when he was young?
What was the philosophical problem that troubled Augustine when he was young?
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According to the Manichaeans, what is the reason for the presence of evil in the world?
According to the Manichaeans, what is the reason for the presence of evil in the world?
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Why did Augustine find the Manichaean system persuasive?
Why did Augustine find the Manichaean system persuasive?
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