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[To me, the preceding scenario<\/em> demonstrates Augustine’s genius<\/em>. He provides an intellectual distraction<\/em> that veils the undeniable claims of the Manichean philosophers<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cObserve the world\u201d, the Manichean argues, \u201cand see that matter is corruptible and the spirit is incorruptible.\u201d<\/p>\n Yes, it was obvious to the men folk, but every mother knows different.<\/p>\n \u201cObserve my baby,\u201d each mother says to herself, \u201cand see that this little bundle of joy is pure original innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJust like,\u201d Augustine pipes in, \u201cAdam and Eve in Paradise.\u201d]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summary of text [comment] page 82 [To me, the preceding scenario demonstrates Augustine’s genius. He provides an intellectual distraction that veils the undeniable claims of the Manichean philosophers. \u201cObserve the world\u201d, the Manichean argues, \u201cand see that matter is corruptible and the spirit is incorruptible.\u201d Yes, it was obvious to the men folk, but every […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-look-at-tradition-views"],"yoast_head":"\n