The Days of Noah

MINI EP 2: Answering the Atheist’s Epicurean Paradox


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Rod Smith from The Millenial Mustard Seed podcast sat down with me (Pete) to chat about a recent X post (formerly Twitter) from an atheist, showing a picture of a vulture eyeing up a child dying of starvation, with this ancient and infamous objection to God from over 2000 years ago: “The Epicurean paradox, also known as the riddle of Epicurus, is a philosophical argument in favor of skepticism towards the existence of God. It deals with the question of why evil exists in the world created by God. Epicurus questions whether God can prevent evil, if not, why is evil present, and if not, why God is doing wrong to his people by putting evil things in this world. Some philosophers have reacted to this paradox, arguing that God is aware of evil and is putting creatures made by him on the test known as life. However, others argue that Epicurus' statement contains a lot of presumption and a serious lack of cognizance regarding the purpose and consequences of evil.” 

This certainly seems like a strong argument from the God-skeptic, at first glance. But it fails to understand the complexity of God’s sovereignty and His willingness to limit Himself by giving humanity dominion on the Earth. Rod and I seek to give better answers to hard questions like these, because truth will stand up to scrutiny, if only we we will stand up and proclaim the truth! 

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