Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Behold, I answer to him who asks, What was God doing before He made heaven and earth? I answer not, as
a certain person is reported to have done facetiously (avoiding the pressure of the question), He was
preparing hell, says he, for those who pry into mysteries. (Confessions, Book XI, Chapter 12)
One goal of St. Augustine's discussion of time in his Confessions is to
reconcile Aristotle's explanation of time with medieval science
show that reason can be used to understand human experience
demonstrate the dangers of intellectual pride
discourage readers from exploring mysteries of faith

Answer 1

show that reason can be used to understand human experience

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given excerpt from Confessions, Book XI, Chapter 12, the narrator says that he if asked what God was doing,l before he made heaven and earth, then he would reply that he was making hell.

As a result of this, one goal of St. Augustine's discussion of time in his Confessions is to show that reason can be used to understand human experience.

This is because, he tries to explain that some things cannot be experienced and explained by logical reasoning