A perfect work of god

             In Alexander Pope's, An Essay on Man, an enormous emphasis on put on the idea that man is not perfect. Pope addresses man's place in the world, questions the nature of Christianity, and speculates the ability of man to accept reason and with this states that man is merely a link in a chain that is of nature.
             In the essay, Christianity plays a great role in forecasting the doom of man. The question of what is the true purpose of man in this world leads readers to seek out means by which can mislead the obvious. That being God gives man the power to seek their own salvation. That is what I truly believe and accept.
             Pope's arguments reflect his reasoning to better understand the world and how it works. Pope being a humble person asks "What can we reason, but from what we know?" (Epistle I. 1.17) But further in the verse he seems to drift away from that direction and proceeds to think logically about things man could not possibly know. "So man, who here seems principal alone, Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown, Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal;" (Epistle I. 11. 57-59) Here Pope seemingly tries to justify God's way of doing things in relation to man. So are sufferings of man and imperfections in nature not important? With God's wisdom man must believe that the creator is trustworthy and submit to the will of the course of life. There are reasons for everything in life. Man must learn from his mistakes and keep from repeating them. Man is not surrounded by blissful harmony because man causes trouble for himself.
             What causes evil and what justifies the face of it? How does man maintain a Christian way of life when there are evil uprisings in the world. Does the fault of evil lye in the hands of the awesome creator for which we owe our life to? Pope states that "Whatever is, is right" (Epistle I. X. 294) and &q
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