the problem of evil

how is Augustine theodicy related to the logical argument

its linked to the evidential argument -

Augustine’s theodicy attempts to render God blameless for the existence of evil. He believed moral evil is due to original sin, a consequence of the fall. He also argued that because sex was seen as a sinful act and we are by-products of sex, we are all inherently sinful. Arguably, Augustine’s theodicy is flawed and doesn’t render God blameless regarding moral evil; modern science proves all humans can't be seminally present in Adam. Similarly, original sin as a justification for moral evil is incoherent as original sin is unconvincing. Dawkins coherently argued that it was “absurd and dangerous,” contradicting evolutionary biology. In recognising morality’s evolutionary origin, he questioned: “what kind of philosophy condemns every child even before it is born to inherit the sin of a remote ancestor?” Therefore, Augustine’s theodicy regarding moral evil is flawed and unconvincing.

Regarding natural evil, Augustine’s theodicy is more absurd; he blamed it on the Fall of the Angels, including Lucifer, which caused an imbalance in nature, leading to natural disasters, like tsunamis. This seems alien to modern thinking as we would blame tsunamis on the movement of tectonic plates, for example. Augustine’s theodicy is flawed for both moral and natural evil.