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BasilZero said:
bouzane said:
“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?”

Epicurus

Personally, I believe that the concept of an omnipotent, almighty being to be absolutely ludicrous in every conceivable way.


Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?

 

^ I would come down to this out of the 4.

Evil comes from the lack of Good, just like Cold comes from the lack of Heat or Darkness from the lack of light.

This world isnt perfect in terms of what is best, but it is best in terms of nature, the existence of two polar opposites.

Evil isn't just simply the lack of "Good", though it may be more poetic to think of it that way. No, "good" and "evil" are just characteristics humans give to certain actions or phenomena based on some criteria. It isn't the lack of something, it is something.

Now we do have "evil" in this word (though I don't really like using that word), it's fact, therefore if there was a god, he certainly wouldn't be "all good". It's like if someone sees someone else hanging on the edge of a cliff and just ignores them, I wouldn't call that person "good". At least take care of your own followers, bad stuff happens to people regardless of faith, and while we're at it, prayer doesn't work either.