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Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

Epicurus

God gave us free will.
It means that we have capacity to do good or evil.
If God prevent us to do something, he block our free will and freedom.
Without our freedom we will be just like robots and God don't want it.
So, God have no choice but to allow both good and evil in this world, so that people can learn from their suffering and return to him, like in the story of ''Prodigal son'' in the Bible.

I disagree with you. Freedom and liberty God gives. And not just because it is not, but because it is people take themselves. Very often pay for it with their lives and health. Where to watch your God?

God acts with us in all our freedom and liberty He gave us.

Everything acts according to cause and effect. This means that everything is programmed, and that there is no free will.

But, God, Himself, holds open a tiny bit of freedom in us regarding how much we believe in Him. Then He regulates our lives in ways that match our faith in Him. We think that it was our free will, when what it was, was, God interpreting our faith in Him, and adjusting our lives according to our faith.

Cool

I'm an atheist and I like it. Every religion tries to subdue the man. It is a kind of legalized slavery. What sane person would voluntarily want to become a slave? So I'm sure that among the believers of smart people there.

Not in the mind of the matter. Man's easier to live with the hope that it will support some force. Many find comfort in faith and God. Atheists believe in themselves and in what they are doing their own life

Yeah, pretty much.

"God acts with us in all our freedom and liberty He gave us" wait didn't the devil tell Adam and Eve to eat the apple to become like god?
"Everything acts according to cause and effect. This means that everything is programmed, and that there is no free will." So we're slaves? ok. Also, do you watch both ways when crossing the road? I don't thinks so.