Full Idea
A philosopher (possibly Epicurus) asked where evil comes from if there is a god, and where good comes from if there isn't.
Gist of Idea
Where does evil come from if there is a god; where does good come from if there isn't?
Source
Boethius (The Consolations of Philosophy [c.520], I.IV)
Book Reference
Boethius: 'The Consolations of Philosophy', ed/tr. Watts,V.E. [Penguin 1969], p.44
A Reaction
A nice question. The best known answer to the first question is 'Satan'. Some would say that in the second case good is impossible, but I would have thought that the only possible answer is 'mankind'.