The present work aims to present Augustine's argument that seems to be in the author's mind on the occasion of the composition of the tenth book of the Confessions. It is an argument for the Christian faith. However, our specific clipping aims mainly to highlight how the philosopher tries to dissuade his reader from assuming an alternative perspective to this faith. In other words, the work pays special attention to the negative way of argumentation, elaborating the philosopher's arguments around the unhappiness inherent in the opposite path of seeking to find the soul's rest in God. This opposite path is characterized by what we have come to call idolatry. So, in short, Augustine offers us ...