H. L. Mencken on Evil

“EVIL. That which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.”

“The whole Christian system, like every other similar system, goes to pieces upon the problem of evil. Its most adept theologians, attempting to reconcile the Heavenly Father of their theory with the dreadful agonies of man in His world, can only retreat behind Chrysostom's despairing maxim that "a comprehended God is no God."”