Due to the ideas of Plotinus, Christian thinkers found it easy to appropriate much of Neo-Platonism and rework it into their own religious framework. Why was this?
a. Plotinus’ beliefs about the One, or the Good, were similar to Christian beliefs about God
b. Plotinus’ concept of “nous” was similar to the Christian concept of divine forgiveness.
c. Neo-Platonist and Christian thinkers believed that, because humans had to live in the real world, earthly rewards were the gateway to happiness and revelation.
d. Neo-Platonist and Christian thinkers both believe that, following death, and individual’s soul went to Heaven or Hell.
A
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