The Free Will Defence (St. Augustine of Hippo). 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PhilosophyThe Free Will Defence (St. Augustine of Hippo).ASNone Created by: T ColbyCreated on: 29-03-16 16:40 What is the source of everything? God. 1 of 25 What is the world according to Divine Will? Creatio ex nihilo (created out of nothing). 2 of 25 Everything in the world was created what? Good or perfect. 3 of 25 There is no totally what in the world? Evil. 4 of 25 God only created what? Good things. 5 of 25 What did Mani state about matter? "All matter is essentially evil". 6 of 25 What did Plato state about evil? "The further one descends from goodness the more-evil it becomes". 7 of 25 What will not resist Divine Will? No independent substance. 8 of 25 What is the world? A contingent (not eternally set as it is). 9 of 25 What can become corrupted? Things in the world. 10 of 25 What did the world inherit? God's eternal characteristics. 11 of 25 What is evil? Privation boni (privation of good). 12 of 25 When does evil occur? When a being renounces its proper role in the order and structure of creation. 13 of 25 What must evil things must have in them? Some good, even Satan. 14 of 25 To exist is to partake in what? Goodness (being). 15 of 25 Where there is a lack of goodness there is a lack of what? Being. 16 of 25 What things only exist? Good things, evil things do not. 17 of 25 What is the problem with evil things only existing? Did Adolf Hitler not exist? 18 of 25 What is the problem of evil? Where did it (or the ability for something to become corrupted) begin? 19 of 25 How did evil enter the world? As a result of the wrong choices of free beings. 20 of 25 How did corruption occur? As a result of free will. 21 of 25 Why did Adam and Eve eat fruit from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden in Genesis? Not because Satan tempted him but because he already had a corrupted heart. 22 of 25 Who partakes in the highest degrees of goodness? Angels in Heaven. 23 of 25 What two types of Angels existed? Ones seeking to follow the ways of God and ones seeking to follow their own desires. 24 of 25 How did evil occur? As the result of the freedom of both humanity and the angels, to make their own decisions. 25 of 25
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