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In the autobiography, “Confessions”, Augustine, wants the reader to know of his temptation in his younger life, and that it was not until his older life that he submitted to God. Therefore his spiritual desires and rewards over came his worldly desires and rewards. Aurelius Augustine was born November 13, 354 at Tagaste in the Roman Province of Numidia to a pagan father and a Christian mother. (Medieval Philosophy) It was at the age of nineteen that he decided to devote himself to philosophy. Although his mother was Christian and he loved her very much, he decided to turn from Christ to pursue what he thought was happiness. During this time he considered Christ too naive and anthropomorphic in its conception of God and lacking a solution to the problem of evil. (Medieval Philosophy) Instead of believing as his mother, he decided to go more on the