Soul - Deciding Theodicies : Augustine

Question 1

What is Augustine SDT based on ?

Answer 1

Perfection , original sin and fall

Question 2

What is perfection ?

Answer 2

God created a perfect world without free-will

Question 3

What is original sin ?

Answer 3

Adam and Eve disobeyed God

Question 4

What is the fall about ?

Answer 4

Evil is a probation of food due to the fall

Question 5

What is seminally present ?

Answer 5

Seminally present in the loin of Adam and Eve Descendant of Adam and Eve we share original sin

Question 6

What has original sin caused ?

Answer 6

• causing natural evil - loss of harmony
• people fall short of original perfection

Question 7

What is Augustine soul deciding theodicy ?

Answer 7

1. Humans have to decide (free-will) to obey God or not
2. Evil comes as a privation of Good and decision (free-will) to disobey God

Question 8

Where does true freedom come from ?

Answer 8

Complete free-will this is the free will defence

Question 9

What’s is the importance of free - will ?

Answer 9

• makes moral goodness possible
• gives human dignities raising them a higher level than animals and objects

Question 10

What does Augustine believe ?

Answer 10

Believes God is omnipotent , omniscient and omnifient so God cannot evil

Question 11

Due to God not being able to create evil what is there instead ?

Answer 11

Privation of good (absence of Good )

Question 12

What does privation of good allow ?

Answer 12

Evil to prevail

Question 13

Why did God create variety ?

Answer 13

• Part of goodness and perfection
• evil, fall of angels , perfect but varied, some angels received less grace/guidance from God

Question 14

What is Augustine logical problem of evil argument 1?

Answer 14

All evil and suffering comes from human action which is a punishment of sin

Question 15

What is Augustine logical problem of evil answer 2 ?

Answer 15

God cannot prevent evil without taking away free will

Question 16

What answer is God cannot prevent evil without taking away free-will ?

Answer 16

Answer 2

Question 17

All Evil and suffering comes from human action what answer is this ?

Answer 17

Answer 1

Question 18

What happened before the fall according to Augustine ?

Answer 18

Moved away from perfection

Question 19

What is heaven and hell to Augustine ?

Answer 19

Existence of physical hell as punishment for sins not those who accept salvation of Jesus Christ go heaven

Question 20

What are the easy retorts of Augustine STD?

Answer 20

• angels are not mentioned in the bible except from being Guards and serpent not explicitly referred as satan
• how free are we to choose consequences to avoid

Question 21

How does Augustine link to evidential evil ?

Answer 21

1. Evil occurs as a result of free- will which and Of itself is good
2. God final judgement will restore balance of good and evil

Question 22

What is answer 1 of Augustine link to evidential evil ?

Answer 22

Evil occurs as a result of free will which it itself is good

Question 23

What is answer 2 to Augustine link to evidential problem of evil ?

Answer 23

God final judgment will restore a balance of good and evil