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added the fallacies in Epicurus's responses, including "Free will requires the existence of temporary, rectifiable evil."
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! Is God Willing to Prevent Evil? !! Is God Able To Prevent Evil? !! Epicurus's Response
! Is God Willing to Prevent Evil? !! Is God Able To Prevent Evil? !! Epicurus's Response || Fallacy in Epicurus's Response
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| No || Yes || God is therefore not benevolent.
| No || Yes || God is therefore not benevolent. || [[Evil]] results from [[free will]], which God allows while still being benevolent. Eternal justice rectifies temporary injustice.
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| Yes || No || God is therefore not omnipotent.
| Yes || No || God is therefore not omnipotent. || God does not always watch and intervene, but is omnipotent when he wants to be.
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| No || No || Then why call him God?
| No || No || Then why call him God? || This point is not fallacious.
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| Yes || Yes || If he is good and omnipotent, then why is there evil?
| Yes || Yes || If he is good and omnipotent, then why is there evil? || Free will requires the existence of temporary, rectifiable evil.
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