An omnipotent being could just create a world were all beings can exist in harmony. — Echarmion
If God exists and He is all good and all powerful why does He allow evil? — MysticMonist
And the answer, in the context of the comments I am posting, is that She doesn't allow it; it is necessary if good is also to exist. — Pattern-chaser
Good and Evil are not dependant on free will; nothing is, by definition.
Good is that which pleases man; evil is that which pleases him not. Good and evil are simply dependent of the discrimination of humans identifying them. — Sculptor
And the answer, in the context of the comments I am posting, is that She doesn't allow it; it is necessary if good is also to exist. — Pattern-chaser
So, the God that created the universe was not, after all, good. — Echarmion
However I look at this, I seem to end up with the conclusion that there is no Problem of Evil. It's just a big misunderstanding (of good, God, and so on). — Pattern-chaser
So, in short, I am not suggesting one cannot believe in free will. But, in order to do so, one must reject the laws of physics as currently understood. — Stephen Cook
You give Satan her role, just as god did. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Under the Christian belief system there is the spectre of Hell which seems to undermine the free will argument against the problem of evil. Excepting idiots, there is no difference between removing someone's ability to do evil and allowing them to do evil but telling them they will face eternal damnation if they do. — Devans99
"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." - Revelation 21:8 — Devans99
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” - Matthew 25:46 — Devans99
"They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might" - 2 Thessalonians 1:9 — Devans99
I'd interpret this as the punishment will be everlasting - whereas death is a process that last for a short amount of time - once it is over there is no more punishment. — Devans99
↪god must be atheist I think that your interpretation is probably a minority view - I am no expert but I understand that different sects of Christianity interpret the bible differently. Everyone is entitled to their own view. — Devans99
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