It's Incredible How the Ancient Greeks Laid the Foundations of Culture, While the Romans Struggled—Must Be the Lead! Did You Know They Used Lead-Based Sweeteners?

A two-panel comic comparing the 'Ancient Greek Problem of Evil' with the 'Christian Problem of Evil'. The top panel shows three stick figures on a balance beam, with text stating 'The gods are only so powerful and they aren't perfect'. The bottom panel shows five stick figures in various absurd situations — one hanging from a bar, one doing a handstand, one sitting at a desk, one flying over a burning car — each with a different justification for evil. The text explains these justifications: 'Besides, evil is necessary for us to be able to grow spiritually', 'Eliminating evil would interfere with our free will', 'Bad things that happen might be preventing even worse things from happening', 'We can't hope to understand the reasons of an infinitely knowledgeable being', and 'This is actually the best of all possible worlds'.

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