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“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
If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world? Epicurus. Evil, Religion, Atheism.
- “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― 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?
- “Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.” ― Epicurus.
- “He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.” ― Epicurus.
- Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus. Inspirational, Life, Motivational.
- 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?
- The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied. Epicurus.
- Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not? Epicurus. Intelligent, Religion, Atheism.
Jun 27, 2016 · 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 captures the heart of skepticism embraced by many today, which is the use of evil and suffering in the world as an argument against God.
Feb 24, 2021 · Some of the best Epicurus quotes about religion and Epicurus God quotes. 30. “If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.”
Aug 3, 2023 · Epicurus (341 BC – 270 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and Sage whose ideas gave rise to systems of thought known as Epicureanism. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, and possibly the Cynics, he turned against the Platonism of his day. He openly allowed women and slaves to join the school as a matter of policy.
