Thread:BeholderofStuff/@comment-38979618-20190609032114/@comment-2175012-20190815172521

No, that's not the right answer. Again, you're pushing for this "it's mankind's fault" despite the fact that God willingly kept Adam and Eve in the dark about what good and evil were. It'd be like if I were to tell my child not to touch the eye on an oven because they would get burned, and not tell them what being burnt is, that'd be my fault. Also given how Adam and Eve didn't die the moment they ate from the Tree of Knowledge, that would imply that God is a liar. Stop trying to make excuses for your God and just accept the fact that some do not view God under the same glasses that you do. While I think that free will is meaningless given that God already has everything planned out so it doesn't really matter what decisions you make in life, my point is that if God created man with free will, why not instill in mankind the desire to not commit evil? Does that imply that God wanted evil from the beginning?

Again, God could've used his powers to create any universe where suffering was not required, but he chose this one instead. Therefore, if the God of the Bible is real, then he is not benevolent. Almost self-destructive even.