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If God is omnipotent, omniscient and wholly good, whence evil? If God wills to prevent evil but cannot, then He is not omnipotent. If He can prevent evil but does not, then he is not good. In either case he is not God.
David Hume
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David Hume
Age: 65 †
Born: 1711
Born: April 26
Died: 1776
Died: August 25
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.. the voice of nature and experience seems plainly to oppose the selfish theory.
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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.
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