In the Confessions, Augustine wrote about his struggle to understand how evil exists in a world created by God. He wondered how this was possible and why God allows evil in his creations because God is supremely good. After searching for a solution, Augustine concluded that evil does not exist and that things considered evil are caused by free will. This article will argue that Augustine succeeded in proving that evil does not exist by explaining his earlier explanation of the origin of evil taught by the Manichaeans, by explaining Augustine's teachings, and, finally, by using the textual descriptions of the Augustine's refusal to convert as support for his conclusion. When Augustine joined the Manichaeans, he was confronted with questions about evil and its origin, which allowed the group to teach Augustine Manichaean ideas about the source of evil. The Manichaean belief is not explicitly explained by Augustine (perhaps because people of Augustine's time already knew about the Manichaeans). The glossary of the text explains the allusion by explaining that the Manichaeans attributed evil to an evil force (Satan) which is in combat with God (Confessions 330). This evil is believed to have elements that are also evil and in one of them the human body has been included, meaning that humans are inherently evil (Confessions Glossary. 330). Inherent evil conflicts with Augustine's view of attributing the origin of evil to a will favoring lower things, as he claims that "human beings are therefore not ultimately responsible for their own actions” (Confessions Glossary. p. 330). This would mean that God created evil things, which is in direct conflict with God's good nature and that evil is caused by the divine. Augustine finally rejected middle of paper......illuminated » Augustine's body (Confessions VIII. 5, p. 148). In this example, despite Augustine's desire to succumb to God, he discovered that his habits had made him incapable of doing so. His will for lower things held Augustine stronger than his will for God, which caused Augustine to choose the lesser good, which left him "in the midst of that great tumult which I had raised against my own soul in the chamber of my soul.” heart” (Confessions VIII. 7, p.152). His two wills tore him apart until he completely abandoned his earthly lust for divine spiritual desires; supporting his conclusion that free will in favor of lesser goods causes evil. Therefore, free will is the ultimate source of evil. Through the story of his own life, Augustine managed to prove that evil is not an inherent human quality but rather that it is caused by free will and therefore the fault of humans..