RE: Absolute undeniable evidence for existence of God?
August 24, 2013 at 6:35 pm
(This post was last modified: August 24, 2013 at 6:41 pm by Gil Gaudia.)
(August 24, 2013 at 2:31 pm)Chuck Wrote:(August 23, 2013 at 1:02 pm)Gil Gaudia Wrote: Not being a philosopher, I have always wondered why there is so much debate and so many syllogisms about the existence (or non-existence ) of God. About 70 years ago I became an atheist after listening to an educated college student (A rarity in my Bronx neighborhood) recite the "Riddle of Epicurus." I am curious to know why this is not enough logical proof?
"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?”
So you are a contemporary of Epicurus then?
He was my uncle.
(August 24, 2013 at 2:31 pm)Chuck Wrote:(August 23, 2013 at 1:02 pm)Gil Gaudia Wrote: Not being a philosopher, I have always wondered why there is so much debate and so many syllogisms about the existence (or non-existence ) of God. About 70 years ago I became an atheist after listening to an educated college student (A rarity in my Bronx neighborhood) recite the "Riddle of Epicurus." I am curious to know why this is not enough logical proof?
"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?”
So you are a contemporary of Epicurus then?
Insulting me is elder abuse.
(August 24, 2013 at 2:31 pm)Chuck Wrote:(August 23, 2013 at 1:02 pm)Gil Gaudia Wrote: Not being a philosopher, I have always wondered why there is so much debate and so many syllogisms about the existence (or non-existence ) of God. About 70 years ago I became an atheist after listening to an educated college student (A rarity in my Bronx neighborhood) recite the "Riddle of Epicurus." I am curious to know why this is not enough logical proof?
"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?”
So you are a contemporary of Epicurus then?
He was my nephew.
