Saint Augustine

Question 1

Young Augustine’s opinion on free will

Answer 1

you have free will granted by God, but humans have created sin from that free will, but through study, discipline and hard work you can avoid sin and go to heaven

Question 2

Old Augustine’s opinion on free will

Answer 2

you have the free will to follow God and accept his Grace

Question 3

view of the Pelagians

Answer 3

they don’t believe in the original sin, no place for the grace of God, use free will to earn eternity, no need for divine aid, man has the ability in and of himself to obey God and earn salvation

Question 4

view of the Manichaens

Answer 4

dualistic cosmology, good and evil are equal around us and within us

Question 5

what is fatalism

Answer 5

no matter what you do, the same thing will happen, the future is fixed

Question 6

what is determinism

Answer 6

our behavior and actions influence other events and outcomes, chain reaction, there is no divine plan, every event has cause