To believe or not to believe

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

(From : http://leftofzen.com/quotes-atheism/2008/01/14/)

When I seek answers, all I seem to be getting are just more perplexing questions. I guess you could call this an “appetiser” post, a prelude to a lengthier and more detailed post in the future.

Note to self : You have not even STARTED reading any of those books mentioned here, and even returned Wealth of Nations before it was due. If anyone could point me to a nearby kiosk where I can top up some motivational fuel, that’d be much appreciated.

Holism

Holism – That was what came to mind first when I saw this very intricately edited image.

The general principle of holism was concisely summarized by Aristotle in the Metaphysics: “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.”

P.S. WordPress (or it could be this particular design layout I opted for) doesn’t allow the original resolution to be uploaded, so I had to resize it. For Firefox users, Right-click–>View Image to appreciate it in its original splendour. For IE users …. head to this website.