Well for one thing, He allowed these things ta happen so that we would have choices. He doesn' want us ta b like "puppets on a string." He gave us free will and presented us wit choices right from the beginning. Some would argue that if He would've never done that, we would b livin' in eternal bliss; to which I often respond, then would we know joy? How could we enjoy that bliss if we had no free will? Happiness would jus' b a word ta us, our free will is what allows us ta, not only, have independent thought; but joy, happiness, etc. Sure it also brings us sorrow, despair, and other negative aspects; but it is as Atomik has said, "U can' have one w/o the other."
However, on the subject of Good and Evil, I have always felt that these 2 forces r separate from Light and Dark forces (Yin and Yang if u will) and sometimes it hard ta tell the difference between the 2. The reason for this is that both Good and Evil use the forces of Light (which represent Life, Order, Creation, etc) and Dark (Which represents Death, Chaos, Destruction, etc.), however one can make a destinction between the 2 if one looks carefully enough. Case in point, Many call Saddam and evil man and his rule over his country evil as well. Yet his country existed in a state of Light; i.e it had a stable economy, little crime, etc.; so how do we know that his rule was an evil one? This is why I say that Good and Evil r separate forces from Light and Dark, we know that Saddam's rule was an evil one cause Evil exists ta cause imbalance ta the forces of Light and Dark. Sure Saddam brought peace ta his country, but only by destroyin' any options and rights his ppl had and rulin' the region wit an Iron Fist. Evil causes imbalance where ever it goes, too much Law=Tyranny; too much Chaos=Anarchy; too much Life=Famine; too much Death=Extinction, and the list can go on and on. Good is the opposin' force ta Evil that seeks ta maintain the balance of Light and Dark. Good both destroys and creates wit equal impuinity, which is why 2 nations who have good ppl and leaders could wind up goin' ta war wit one another (which is often caused by a misunderstanin'). However, I feel that though the world can' exist w/o Good, that it definately can exist w/o Evil. Then why does God allow Evil ta exist then, Priestess Angel said it the best; it all boils down ta "choice." It is up ta us ta decide where we stand, Free will is both a burden and a blessin'. If God destroyed Evil, it would make him no better than Saddam rulin' over his country the way that he did. It is our decision and our responsibility ta choose a side and ta oppose the other. If Evil didn' exist, this would take that choice away from us and that wouldn' b right. I used ta often asked myself this question, "If God knew that Adam and Eve were gonna partake of the Fruit of Knowledge, after He had told them not ta, why then did he let them do it?" I figured out the answer ta that question long ago and ta me it makes sense. If they hadn' partakin' of the Fruit, Mankind wouldn' have the choices, knowledge, wisdom, and understandin' that it has today. I believe that Innerhell said that the story of the Fruit was taken off of the story of Pandora, this is true but bare wit me for a moment, one thing that u haveta remember is this; although Pandora released all that was bad inta the world, she was never seen as a villian; but as a heroine by the Greeks. The reason for this is that, along wit the bad things, she also released the one thing that became a shinin' beacon for mankind. She released Hope. Ta me the story of the Fruit is a lesson how things exist inna balance; sure Adam and Eve placed a heavy burden upon mankind, but they also gave us the greatest gift that any livin' being could ever wish for. Cause of that, I will always look upon them as Heroes. Sure free will can b a burden at times, but ohh what a wonderful burden it is ta bear. I'd much rather bear this burden, then ta jus' exist in life as an automation; in that existense I would b jus' livin' and nothin' more.
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Originally Posted by Joe Mage 
You've said it better than I could ever hope to. ^_^
Either way, you're absolutely correct. What happened to the love? The peace? Acceptance, tolerance and understanding completely went out the window, it seems. Yet, instead of trying to find those things, people are finding ways to make themselves look good while making any deity being worshiped out to look like a super villian. "Everybody run! Here comes I-made-you-I-can-destroy-you-man!!!"
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