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Old 05-23-2016, 10:33 AM   #158 (permalink)
Chula Vista
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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 (c. 341 - c. 270 BC)
One of my favorite quotes. Pass this one along to a hard core Christian and then sit back and watch their head start spinning.

Hey, ISB, did you ever get around to reading that Karen Armstrong book I told you about?
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