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Quotation from Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume

“Is he willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is evil”

David Hume (spoken by Philo)

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Part 10 (Project Gutenberg #4583)

Portrait of David Hume

Philo restates the problem of evil attributed to Epicurus.

Citation: "Is he willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is evil" — David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Part 10 (Project Gutenberg #4583). (id dialogues-concerning-natural-religion-q9)

Portrait: David Hume, Allan Ramsay, Public domain.

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