Augustine's God Vs. Epictetus' God
At first glance, I was immediately
inclined to argue in epictetus\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' favor, because it pains
me to argue that Christianity is good for anybody. In the following paragraphs, i will
contrast the God of Epictetus, and the God of Augustine, and in the end, my stand will
be clear.
Epictetus and Augustine both identify God on basic level.
Epictetus says,
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Where the essence of God is, there too is the essence of good. What is the essence of
God?......Right Reason? Certainly. Here then, without more ado, seek the essence of
good.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
He says strive for goodness, live in conformity with it, and you will find God. God is
the vital force that creates all things and the cosmic intellegence that governs it from
within.
Augustine says:......
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