Elliot,

we are not disagreeing on the Stoic take on evil. But general discussions of “the problem of evil” are not couched in Stoic terms. Even in Stoic terms, as I said before, their main argument for inferring a providential nature to the cosmos was the design argument. And that’s dead in the water, as far as I’m concerned.

Feel free to incorporate parts of this exchange in your post. Looking forward to it.