MINI EP 2: Answering the Atheist’s Epicurean Paradox

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!  Please consider supporting our podcast with a monthly subscription as little as $0.99 (support link at the bottom). For Luke and I to create 4 episodes a month takes an average of 40 hours to research, record, and produce, sometimes more. If you find value in our work and would like to help support us, please click the DONATE link below. Thanks very much!! -Luke and Pete                Other ways to support the show:  Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/peteohlinger  Cash App: https://cash.app/$PeteOhlinger  Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Pete-Ohlinger                Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments for the show!          Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠      ⁠⁠⁠We’d love to hear from you! Thanks for listening- we appreciate each and every one of you out there. Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe, and tell your friends and family about the show, and leave us a five-star review, which helps to spread the show to others!           Make your own podcast! Try Zencastr and use my link https://zen.ai/NI7IGX671ZTuc5bEfWALQw to save 30% off your first month of ANY Zencastr paid plan!  Original Music by BassManPete    Cover art is of Mt. Hermon, site of the Watcher's descent, photo credit: By Almog - Own work, Public Domain, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2181987⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and beautifully crafted into our logo by graphic designer Christine Forster (https://x.com/GfxChristine00?s=20)  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedaysofnoah/support