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Prove-all-rocks-go-to-heaven-no-evidence. 3_books.jpg (JPEG Image, 439x700 pixels) Images. Spagetti Road - large - Worth1000.com forums. 1227761352522_f.jpg (JPEG Image, 453x500 pixels) Image:Reason.jpg from freethoughtpedia.com - StumbleUpon. The problem of evil, as described circa 300 B.C. In about 300 B.C., Epicurus eloquently summed up the problem of the existence of evil.

The problem of evil, as described circa 300 B.C.

It has come to be known as the Riddle of Epicurus or the Epicurean paradox. It was translated by David Hume in the Dialogues concerning Natural Religion: If God is willing to prevent evil, but is not able to Then He is not omnipotent.If He is able, but not willing Then He is malevolent.If He is both able and willing Then whence cometh evil? If He is neither able nor willing Then why call Him God? Bible Bans. He should be stoned.