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To: Jumanji
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

This is the question that the branch of theology called theodicy deals with. Human free will is the only defense against this challenge.

264 posted on 02/26/2003 2:12:23 PM PST by HumanaeVitae
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To: HumanaeVitae
not really.
perspective is another defense, and in my opinion a better one.
338 posted on 02/27/2003 5:20:27 AM PST by demosthenes the elder (slime will never cease to be slime... why must that be explained to anyone?)
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