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The Destruction of Absolute Good in Proving Divine Omnipotence.
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... Geoff Woulf Philo 100 9:30 The Destruction of Absolute Good in Proving Divine Omnipotence Central to the idea of monotheism is the concept of omnipotence in the god figure. So much so that Augustine defines his idea of God as that which a better cannot be conceived. As such, if something is conceived, then the omnipotent god figure must be able to do it. Further, the traditional monotheistic god is one of absolute good. However, no one denies the pervasive presence of evil in the world. Why then, does an absolute good, omnipotent being tolerate evil in its creation? Augustine argues, using the Platonic concept of graduated good, that evil is merely a privation of good, that indeed, everything is good to one degree or another, and to be completely evil would negate the being itself. Augustine begins his theory of privation with the axiom that evil is itself a force, or at least
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