We are all well aware of the suffering and evil in the world: horrific suffering, unthinkable evil.

How then can anyone believe in the existence of an all-loving, all-powerful God? And if God does exist, why would anyone want to worship Him?

Epicurus framed the logical problem of suffering and evil like this:

If God is willing to prevent evil but not able, then he's not all-powerful.

If he is able to prevent evil but not willing, he is not good.

But if he is both willing and able, how can evil exist?

And if he is neither able nor willing, then why call him God?

In other words, it's logically impossible for God and suffering to both exist.

But we know full well that suffering exists.

Therefore, God does not.

Is this a good argument? Let's look at it more closely.