EPICUREAN PARADOX
Evil Exists
Then God is
not all
powerful
Then God is
not all
knowing
Then God is
not good /
God is not
loving
NO
Could God
have created a
universe with
free-will but
without evil?
NO
NO
NO
NO
Free-will
YES
YES
Can God Prevent Evil?
YES
Does God know about
all the Evil?
YES
Does God want to
prevent Evil?
YES
It is necessary for Other
the universe to exist reason
Then why is there Evil?
Could God have created
a universe without
these?
YES
To test us
Then why didn't he?
EPICURO
341 a.C. - 271 a.C.
Satan
If God is
all-knowing,
he would know
what we would
do if we were
tested,
therefore no
need to test us
An all-powerful
, all-knowing,
all-good God
could and
would destroy
Satan
To test us
