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23 August, 19:54

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Behold, I answer to him who asks, What was God doing before He made heaven and earth? I answer not, as a certain person is reported to have done facetiously (avoiding the pressure of the question), He was preparing hell, says he, for those who pry into mysteries. (Confessions, Book XI, Chapter 12)

This quote is from St. Augustine's discussion of___

time

divine punishment

the folly of philosophy

the nature of God

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  1. 23 August, 23:52
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    I would say the nature of god. We already know that time isn't a real answer since it is but a detail of what the author's message is. It attacks the concept of what God first decided to do, before the supposed creation of all we have known.
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