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We finished this chapter on Sunday and it's only occurring to me now that we never addressed the alleged Paradox of Epicurus. David Hume summarizes the passage from Lactantius: (Quote) It's probably worth mentioning that the reason we never talk about this trilemma is that nothing similar to it survives in any ancient text prior to Lactantius in Late Antiquity. Scholars have also debated whether the paradox as expressed is even consistent with the texts that do survive.

There is also a fourth line often added: "Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"

Seven Heavens: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik…rth%20are%20An%20and%20Ki. Monty Python: m.youtube.com/watch?v=jt44vv14qwY Thank you Cassius for another fine example of your editing wizardry!

Lucretius, proem to Book III (Quote)