St Augustine
Parth Amin
Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Angel Petropanagos
11th July 2013
Parth Amin
Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Angel Petropanagos
11th July 2013
Major Essay Assignment
The problem of evil is the most thoughtful and dangerous problem in the world. It is also the one thoughtful opposition to the presence of God.
St Augustine’s focuses on the theory of how God created the world and that it was good; evil is just a result of the man’s thoughts. The story of Adam and Eve caused natural sin for man. Augustine stated that natural evil which is present in the natural world such as natural disasters. Augustine thinks angels cause this, however moral evil is caused by the persons thoughts. Augustine appealed that God might not have created evil in the world, because he created good, and all this ideas of evil proves lack of goodness in humans. Therefore the Augustinian theory discuss that the problem of evil is not valid because God did not create evil; it was man who chose to diverge from the path of perfect goodness.
While Augustine’s struggle with the problem of evil, he further argues that evil is not something real but its something like real. However Augustine's ideas were courageous and brave, they concerned many Christians who felt they were unable to resolve them with the presence of sin. What we recognize to be evil is, in some crucial sense, good.
Augustine tries to solve this problem by stating that god made the perfect world, but we humans turned away from him on our own free will and this is how evil came into this world. God allows individuals to easily decide their actions and deeds, and evil certainly results from these choices. This clearly shows that the story of Adam committing the sin of eating the apple, and as to Augustine, we were all part of Adam’s sin. This is the reason why there is natural evil in this world with earthquakes and natural disaster. We are all been
Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Angel Petropanagos
11th July 2013
Parth Amin
Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Angel Petropanagos
11th July 2013
Major Essay Assignment
The problem of evil is the most thoughtful and dangerous problem in the world. It is also the one thoughtful opposition to the presence of God.
St Augustine’s focuses on the theory of how God created the world and that it was good; evil is just a result of the man’s thoughts. The story of Adam and Eve caused natural sin for man. Augustine stated that natural evil which is present in the natural world such as natural disasters. Augustine thinks angels cause this, however moral evil is caused by the persons thoughts. Augustine appealed that God might not have created evil in the world, because he created good, and all this ideas of evil proves lack of goodness in humans. Therefore the Augustinian theory discuss that the problem of evil is not valid because God did not create evil; it was man who chose to diverge from the path of perfect goodness.
While Augustine’s struggle with the problem of evil, he further argues that evil is not something real but its something like real. However Augustine's ideas were courageous and brave, they concerned many Christians who felt they were unable to resolve them with the presence of sin. What we recognize to be evil is, in some crucial sense, good.
Augustine tries to solve this problem by stating that god made the perfect world, but we humans turned away from him on our own free will and this is how evil came into this world. God allows individuals to easily decide their actions and deeds, and evil certainly results from these choices. This clearly shows that the story of Adam committing the sin of eating the apple, and as to Augustine, we were all part of Adam’s sin. This is the reason why there is natural evil in this world with earthquakes and natural disaster. We are all been