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1. Ratio Of Redemption

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   | Pelagian (Pre-Augustinian) | $0.5$ (Minimal innate corruption) | $2.0$ | Overestimation of human autonomy. |
   | Augustinian Strict | $10^{10}$ (Total inherited guilt) | $10^{-10}$ | Requires near-infinite recompense. |
   | Thomistic Synthesis | $1$ (One instance of irreparable breakage) | $1.0$ | Fails to account for the quality of the breakage. |
   The Threshold of Equivalence, the point where $\rho$ is judged sufficient by the divine standard, is …

2. Scholastic Tradition

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   Essence and Existence (Actus and Potentia)
   The Thomistic synthesis relied heavily on Aristotelian concepts of potentia (potentiality) and actus (actuality). For Thomas Aquinas, God is Ipsum Esse Subsistens (Being Itself subsisting), pure actuality, whereas all created things possess a distinction between their essentia (what they are) and their existentia (that they are). This distinction was crucial for isolating …