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The riddle of epicurus causes many historians along with others to contimplate the main focus of his center idea, his main philosophy. A very much used example is Epicurus's riddle:

** “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?”**

this argument is said to be the first argument for atheism. Others have said that most evil come from people exercising their free will, or some have even asked the question have you ever done anything evil your whole life? if yes, would you have god take away your free will, and if no, what shall god do.

Epicurus's riddle is also stated to be the earliest known statment of the problem with evil, because of the way different cultures, religion, just people view it, and how they tend to try and understand it, without fully understanding the full potential that this one riddle has posed on many people of the world both young and old.

Epicurus in greek is Ἐπίκουρος, Epikouros and means 'alley, comrade'

Epicurus's place of birth was on samos island. His place of death was in athens.Epicurus was the son of Neocles and Chaerestrate. We know his life and most of his writings from the Roman writer Diogenes Laertius.

Epicurus's philosophy was not only spread by him himself, but by others philosophers such as Polystratus, Zeno of Sidon, and Philodemus of GadaraOnly in later times did epicureanism come to mean devotion to extravagant pleasure.

Epicurus was the most prolific writer of his time, but only a few of his works are left in this world. They are two collections of sayings, three letters, a note from his deathbed and his last will. His writings, controversial from the start, were not the stuff medieval monks liked to copy.

Apparently, epicurus had so much gluttony that he purged twice a day. This was a rumor made by one of epicurus's opponets who misconcepted his hedonism for indulgence, but in fact, epicurus's life was rather bland. In fact, he wrote: "Nature's wealth at once has its bounds and is easy to procure; but the wealth of vain fancies recedes to an infinite distance" - Principal Doctrines



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