Philosophy Essay: The Problem of Evil Dream Problem
             St. Augustine accepted Plato's view that there are two realms: the intelligible realm and the visible realm. I indeed also believe this to be true. Like Plato, St. Augustine believed in the existence of something infinite and eternal apart from the world of sensible objects. However, instead of adopting an idea similar to that of Platonic Forms, St. Augustine advocated the highest being to be God. Certain aspects of God shortly became a bit controversial. Soon The Problem of Evil arose.
             First, St. Augustine solely believed that God created the world out of nothing, which was stated in the Old Testament. Greek thinkers of the day had great trouble believing something such as this. They simply thought that creating something out of nothing was impossible. I, on the other hand, do not believe it to be impossible. Like St. Augustine, I believe that God created the world ex nihilo, creation out of nothing. The way I see it, creation out of nothing does seem humanly impossible, but very possible to God. It is incredibly hard to contemplate seeing a human, a tree, anything being brought into the world out of thin air, but it is possible. I am here on earth now. How did I get here? God put me here. I am a descendant of Adam, who was created by God in his image out of absolutely nothing. What grounds do I have for believing this? I simply have faith.
             In addition to the belief of ex nihilo, St. Augustine also felt that God is a benevolent god. This again raised a huge problem. Skeptics argued that if God truly is ultimately kind and benevolent, then why is there hate and wrongdoing on earth? Why does evil even exist? Many other questions were raised as to how God can be a completely benevolent divinity, if the world that he created is very far from being perfect. I have just the answer to these questions. First, I believe that God wanted all of mankind to make thei
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