Aug 10, 2023
No, that point in the intro isn't essential to the argument that follows. The disorder could also be blamed on original sin, but that too would derive from demonic temptation. Or the disorder could be illusory and would be due to our ignorance of God's purposes, but we'd be personifying those unpleasant mysteries by associating them with demons, fallen angels, and so on. It's a pretty common dichotomy in monotheism.