Hi. I wonder if you'd mind identifying yourself, I like to know who I'm talking to.
I've read a great deal about Pelagius - how could I not, when some sources suggest his birth name was Morgan - and I do agree with you. Pelagianism has always been my favourite heresy, and largely becasue I am very much a beliver in free will.
I've never understood the appeal of the Augustinian doctrine that you can't choose to do/be good unless God has given you the pre-existing grace to be able to want to do/be good. Pelagius simply makes more sense, both from a human perspective, and if there are gods, from a divine perspective. How much fun can it be watching your creations figure out how you intended them to live if you've stacked the cards so they can't figure it out unless you specifically give them the ability to do so first? Now that's one seriously screwed-up deity, and not one I'd be interested in following.
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I've read a great deal about Pelagius - how could I not, when some sources suggest his birth name was Morgan - and I do agree with you. Pelagianism has always been my favourite heresy, and largely becasue I am very much a beliver in free will.
I've never understood the appeal of the Augustinian doctrine that you can't choose to do/be good unless God has given you the pre-existing grace to be able to want to do/be good. Pelagius simply makes more sense, both from a human perspective, and if there are gods, from a divine perspective. How much fun can it be watching your creations figure out how you intended them to live if you've stacked the cards so they can't figure it out unless you specifically give them the ability to do so first? Now that's one seriously screwed-up deity, and not one I'd be interested in following.