(February 19, 2016 at 3:11 am)Ivan Denisovich Wrote: Already good answers appeared but crown still belongs to Epicurus:
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?.
Problem is that you can't convince one who want to believe. If one thinks that his life is easier with god blanky then one will held to it despite all absurdities that entail.
Epicurus is the master, but apparently the sheeple-people need more blunt terms to understand the above.
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