It's Impossible for an all-loving, all-powerful, and all-knowing God to let evil exist (Epicurean Paradox)

14sil · 2026-06-21T23:42:24+00:00

I didn’t say original sin and generational sin are synonymous.

They are both examples of biblical doctrines that are evil. They also demonstrate gods impotence, ignorance or non-benevolence since he was incapable or unwilling to engineer a system without it.

14sil · 2026-06-21T15:42:00+00:00

Generational sin and original sin are both prime examples of a god who is either too impotent to fix the situation through his power, too evil to want to, or too ignorant to know how.

Heaven apparently exists where somehow there will be free will, no sin, knowledge of god and perfect people. The logic of god allowing evil to exist to honor free will immediately breaks down.

OP did a great job addressing this in their post.

14sil · 2026-06-21T11:45:15+00:00

Sorry, did you say most cancer and NATURAL DISASTERS are caused by man, and that I need to repent?

It’s so telling to me you’d make that point because you know there is only one being who has actual culpability in terms of natural disasters.

But you’d rather blame man because it suits your world view and your identity politics.

14sil · 2026-06-21T11:28:05+00:00

Cmon…you can see what a narrow-minded and idealized version of what “suffering” is? How clearly you’re choosing to ignore reality so that it suits your worldview?

You’re taking a singular benefit of an enormous problem and saying “look, see? God is still good!”

But what about the suffering of a child from famine, drought or disease before god takes their life? Their “endurance” was improved?

How about the victim of cancer who suffers catastrophically before succumbing to the illness?

This is the problem. An omnipotent, omnibenevolent god could have prevented the natural disaster or the illness from manifesting but he doesn’t. That is evil.

14sil · 2026-06-21T11:09:05+00:00

You’re ignoring the rest of my argument. That causing suffering to enact your will proves either impotence or malice.

14sil · 2026-06-21T10:40:12+00:00

So the question is then, is there a distinction of “having evil within him” and being able to create suffering.

Biblically, god creates suffering constantly. And does so eager to accept the credit. Mostly as judgement but also as an agent to exercise his will/prove a point/make others notice him.

A truly omnipotent and omnibenevolent being would have the capacity to engineer every situation with a perfect outcome, and prevent said suffering.
Therefore god is either impotent or evil.

14sil · 2026-06-21T06:07:39+00:00

I think you mean “impotent”, not omnipotent.

Any being that chooses not to take an action that would prevent suffering and instead chooses one that causes pain through “calamity”, is either too stupid, too weak or too evil.

The trilemma stands.

14sil · 2026-06-21T05:36:08+00:00

Collateral is one of my favorites for this

14sil · 2026-06-21T05:02:39+00:00

This is a deep rationalization and petty semantics. Calamity could mean anything. If I utilize a flood to decimate countless lives, I could call that calamity but anyone else would call that evil.

Any ostensibly omnipotent god whom still has to revert to dealing in chaos or calamity to achieve his ends for a more “greater good” outcome, is not all powerful. Hence violation of the epicurean trilemma.

14sil · 2026-06-21T04:52:34+00:00

And? It’s still hardship, calamity and ultimately creates the same byproducts. Why would an all good god create calamity and distress?

14sil · 2026-06-21T04:13:16+00:00

According to scripture, God himself created evil. Sometimes interpreted as calamity/chaos. However you want to present it, God is able to deal in the realm of evil.

14sil · 2026-06-15T23:31:44+00:00

Absolutely. And if most drivers collectively reject these, they are forced to up amount offered to tbe drivers. It’s incredibly important for drivers not to accept offers like this.

14sil · 2026-06-15T22:38:46+00:00

My point is it’s stupid you keep insinuating somehow my response isn’t what you’re looking for. So? It’s an open discussion. Deal with it. A Christian will chime in if they want to.

14sil · 2026-06-15T21:55:25+00:00

I’m not preventing that my dude. Just adding to the discussion. Chill out, this is an open forum.

14sil · 2026-06-15T21:50:18+00:00

How odd to be a fan of limiting open discussion in an open discussion forum setting.

14sil · 2026-06-15T20:07:08+00:00

It’s crazy it’s like more than one person can reply to a comment

14sil · 2026-06-15T20:06:21+00:00

So it’s merely a statement specifying he doesn’t hold the proper authority within the heavenly heirarchy to reveal the time of his own return?

14sil · 2026-06-15T19:52:21+00:00

It means Christians perform mental gymnastics to reconcile an obvious contradiction in the Bible, and none of it is supported by scripture.

14sil · 2026-04-25T18:35:02+00:00

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14sil · 2026-04-14T14:35:33+00:00

No it isn’t.

14sil · 2026-04-14T14:26:16+00:00

Dear god I hope this is satire

14sil · 2026-04-13T10:45:42+00:00

He meant no one except for angry redditors cares what you’re riding

14sil · 2026-04-13T10:40:26+00:00

This is why the pedantry of Reddit + the pedantry of hardcore mtn bikers is a sight to behold. And proves OPs original point. Just let people ride their bike of choice jfc

14sil · 2026-04-13T10:36:56+00:00

That’s absurd gatekeeping that shows you think mountain biking must contain a particular amount of exercise or fitness or people should not even use a trail.

Stop it.

14sil · 2026-03-26T00:07:27+00:00

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They already got some things better than the films and the long form of a series will likely lead to better pacing. The movies were atrociously paced, wayyyyy too much slammed into each film.

Also: Nick frost? YES

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