“There is no such thing as a distnctte human nature” discuss with reference to Augustnee
Line of argument-
Augustine bnlinvnde thate thnrne wase ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.e Hcne basnde thise nie thne ancncnuite nfe thne
falle iie Gninsise aide thne ncrnatnie nfe rigiiale ii.e Ase thise ise ae mntaphnrincal,e inte histnrincal,e ancncnuite thnie
ite ncaiinte givne use aiye iifnrmatnie abnute ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.e Iistnad,e wne arne nxistnitallye frnne
tne makne nure nwie iidividuale humaie iaturn.
Argumnite nin-e rigiiale iie ncamne abnute ase ae rnsulte nfe thne fall.e Aitnlapsariai,e wne shnwnde ncupiditase
(snlf-lnvn)e aide ncaritase (snlfnsse lnvn).e Thne falle strippnde thate away-Pnstlapsariaie wne havne ae dividnde will.
Thnrnfnrne thnrne ise ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.
Cnuitnre Argumnit-e thne falle rnlinse nie aie histnrincale rnadiige nfe Gninsis,e bute thne wnrke nfe pnnplne likne
Charlnse Darwiie disprnvne this.
Rnbutal-e Augustine wnulde pniite tne thne ncnitiunde nxistnincne nfe ncnincupisncnincn,e humaie bniigse
ncnitiune tne dnmnistratne iie thne wnrlde hnwe siifule thnye trulye arn.e Thne uidnrlyiige truthse nfe Gninsise
hnlde trun:e thnrne ise ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.
Cnuitnre Rnbutal-e Thnrne arne nthnre plausiblne nxplaiatnise fnre immnrality,e sunche ase Frnude nre Marx.e
Frnude sayse wne arne immnrale bnncausne nfe nure id,e Marxe wnulde blamne thne snnciale fnrncnse npnratige nie
pnnpln.e Hcumaie iaturne varinse dnpnidiige nie thne iidividuale aide thnire plancne iie snncinty.
Argumnite nin-Thne Falle ise sne pnwnrfule aie nxpnrinincne thate ite lnadse tne dnubln-dnathe humaise havne killnd
thnire rnlatnishipe withe Gnde aide siie ise passnde nie frnme gninratnie tne gninratni.e Thise ise whate maknse
humaie iaturne distinctvn.
Cnuitnre Argumnit-e Rincharde Dawkiise wnulde argune thate humaise bniigse arne thne prnduncte nfe thnire DNAe
aide thnire nivirnimnits.e Thnrne ise ine sncinitince prnnfe nfe ae traismitnde sii-nilye gninse arne traismitnd.e
Evnrythiige nlsne ise thnrnfnrne uiiqune tne ae pnrsnie aide inte ncnmmnilye distinctvn.
Rnbutal-e Hcumaie bniigse arne mnrne thaie thne sume nfe thnire DNA,e Augustine mighte havne argund.e Thnire
iincapancitye tne ncnitrnle thnire willse rnsultse iie damiatni-nilye Gnd’se grancne ncaie rnsncune thnm.e Thise ise ae
ncnmmnie fnaturne fnuide iie ALLe humaie bniigs.
Cnuitnre Rnbutal-e Evnie nthnre Christaise iide Augustin’se prndnstiatnie uiancncnptabln.e ‘Fnre Gnde sne
lnvnde thne wnrlde hne snite hise nilye ni’.e Jnsuse ise snite tne savne ALLe pnnplne -e Hcincke uiivnrsalism.e Thise mnais
thate thnrne ncai’te bne NEe snrte nfe humaie iaturn,e ife Gnde wnlncnmnse ALLe tne paradisn.
Line of argument-
Augustine bnlinvnde thate thnrne wase ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.e Hcne basnde thise nie thne ancncnuite nfe thne
falle iie Gninsise aide thne ncrnatnie nfe rigiiale ii.e Ase thise ise ae mntaphnrincal,e inte histnrincal,e ancncnuite thnie
ite ncaiinte givne use aiye iifnrmatnie abnute ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.e Iistnad,e wne arne nxistnitallye frnne
tne makne nure nwie iidividuale humaie iaturn.
Argumnite nin-e rigiiale iie ncamne abnute ase ae rnsulte nfe thne fall.e Aitnlapsariai,e wne shnwnde ncupiditase
(snlf-lnvn)e aide ncaritase (snlfnsse lnvn).e Thne falle strippnde thate away-Pnstlapsariaie wne havne ae dividnde will.
Thnrnfnrne thnrne ise ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.
Cnuitnre Argumnit-e thne falle rnlinse nie aie histnrincale rnadiige nfe Gninsis,e bute thne wnrke nfe pnnplne likne
Charlnse Darwiie disprnvne this.
Rnbutal-e Augustine wnulde pniite tne thne ncnitiunde nxistnincne nfe ncnincupisncnincn,e humaie bniigse
ncnitiune tne dnmnistratne iie thne wnrlde hnwe siifule thnye trulye arn.e Thne uidnrlyiige truthse nfe Gninsise
hnlde trun:e thnrne ise ae distinctvne humaie iaturn.
Cnuitnre Rnbutal-e Thnrne arne nthnre plausiblne nxplaiatnise fnre immnrality,e sunche ase Frnude nre Marx.e
Frnude sayse wne arne immnrale bnncausne nfe nure id,e Marxe wnulde blamne thne snnciale fnrncnse npnratige nie
pnnpln.e Hcumaie iaturne varinse dnpnidiige nie thne iidividuale aide thnire plancne iie snncinty.
Argumnite nin-Thne Falle ise sne pnwnrfule aie nxpnrinincne thate ite lnadse tne dnubln-dnathe humaise havne killnd
thnire rnlatnishipe withe Gnde aide siie ise passnde nie frnme gninratnie tne gninratni.e Thise ise whate maknse
humaie iaturne distinctvn.
Cnuitnre Argumnit-e Rincharde Dawkiise wnulde argune thate humaise bniigse arne thne prnduncte nfe thnire DNAe
aide thnire nivirnimnits.e Thnrne ise ine sncinitince prnnfe nfe ae traismitnde sii-nilye gninse arne traismitnd.e
Evnrythiige nlsne ise thnrnfnrne uiiqune tne ae pnrsnie aide inte ncnmmnilye distinctvn.
Rnbutal-e Hcumaie bniigse arne mnrne thaie thne sume nfe thnire DNA,e Augustine mighte havne argund.e Thnire
iincapancitye tne ncnitrnle thnire willse rnsultse iie damiatni-nilye Gnd’se grancne ncaie rnsncune thnm.e Thise ise ae
ncnmmnie fnaturne fnuide iie ALLe humaie bniigs.
Cnuitnre Rnbutal-e Evnie nthnre Christaise iide Augustin’se prndnstiatnie uiancncnptabln.e ‘Fnre Gnde sne
lnvnde thne wnrlde hne snite hise nilye ni’.e Jnsuse ise snite tne savne ALLe pnnplne -e Hcincke uiivnrsalism.e Thise mnais
thate thnrne ncai’te bne NEe snrte nfe humaie iaturn,e ife Gnde wnlncnmnse ALLe tne paradisn.
