Many people have an understanding of what evil is, but when asked why most just say because it is. However, when reading Augustine the reader can clearly see what he views as evil and why he does so. For Augustine evil is classified as a form of corruption that can be associated with pride but that not all pride is evil. Augustine bases this on the fact that like a “corrupted tree” (Augustine, pg.608), Adam and Eve choose the corruption by “an act of their own free will” (Augustine, pg. 608). Augustine explains that according to 1st Timothy 2:14, Adam was not being deceived when he ate the fruit but that Eve was actually the one being deceived. Even though both are at fault for eating the fruit, Augustine focuses on this verse from the bible
