Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

  • -- Epicurus 伊壁鸠鲁

神愿意阻止邪恶,却不能吗? 那么他不是全能的。 他能,但不愿意吗? 那么他是恶毒的。 他既能干又愿意吗? 那么邪恶从何而来? 他既不能也不愿意吗? 那为什么叫他上帝?

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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.

我不认为被称为不可知论者是一种侮辱,而是一种赞美。我并不假装知道许多无知的人肯定在哪里——这就是不可知论的全部含义。

For good and evil, man is a free creative spirit. This produces the very queer world we live in, a world in continuous creation and therefore continuous change and insecurity.

无论善恶,人是一种自由的创造精神。这就产生了我们所生活的奇怪世界,一个不断创造的世界,一个不断变化和不安全的世界。

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

大胆地质疑上帝的存在;因为,如果有的话,他一定更赞成理性的敬意,而不是盲目的恐惧。

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

恶是容易的,并且有无限的形式。