Why does god need to allow evil when he can implant the lessons you learn from it into our brains?

Question

That doesn't affect free will. We'd just have all of the knowledge we would have had, had the evil existed.

Answer 1

Hi XXL,

I don't assume to know all the whys of the nature of God. That would place me far beyond my present state. But lets consider this.

The idea you suggest is similar to that which was put forth by Lucifer. And it was put forth as a plan. As it was put forth, I have to accept that either it was a test of our obedience in that state, having much greater knowledge that we do in our current state, or that it was indeed plausible. Regardless of possibility, we rejected that plan in favor of our current situation. We are here so I accept that that was the case.

It may have very well been possible. It was an important enough idea to be put forth for consideration and was, as it is written accepted by not a few at that time. It was not, however, accepted and ratified as the best avenue.

We are here, we have our charge, our conscience, and all that is about us to aid in our progression. Are we dependent on the will and abilities of others to prove natural law to work out our own progression? My conscience and all that I experience tells me no. So if not, what more can I do?

Answer 2

The concept of allowing evil to occur is part of the Divine Test right? We are all here on a mission. Life is not meaningless. We are here for a period of time being judged for every second of our lives. If we give in to the evil, we will have to pay for it.

Even if He implanted lessons in our head, which by the way, He does to ones He chooses to depart such knowledge to; the problem is humans would still sin. That is the nature of being humans, we are weak and often times give in to evil temptations and that really is the point of life - through a cycle of purification of the mind and soul to finally achieve salvation or paradise when we are taken away.

Answer 3

That most definitely would affect Free Will. There are many who refuse to listen or even read scriptures contained in God's Word. Which means they are rejecting, resisting, choosing, not to learn important lessons and laws provided by God. Thus, if God mentally implanted those lessons without the person wanting it to be done...it would take away Free Will.

Answer 4

Because people are rascals and they cannot control their senses. Even if the proper knowledge is in their brains, still they will sin.
For instance, a thief may know perfectly well that he may be arrested for his stealing, and he may actually even see a thief arrested by the police, yet he continues to steal. Experience is gathered by hearing and seeing. One who is less intelligent gathers experience by seeing, and one who is more intelligent gathers experience by hearing. When an intelligent person hears from the lawbooks and scriptures, that stealing is not good and hears that a thief is punished when arrested, he refrains from theft. A less intelligent person may first have to be arrested and punished for stealing to learn to stop stealing. However, a rascal, a foolish man, may have the experience of both hearing and seeing and may even be punished, but still he continues to steal. Even if such a person atones and is punished by the government, he will again commit theft as soon as he comes out of jail.

Answer 5

You have an innate sense of right and wrong (although it can be debated as to whether this is instinctive, programmed, or learned early).

The problem is not the knowledge, the problem is the choice.

If you set up a human so they would not ever choose wrong, then you HAVE eliminated free will.

Answer 6

I think this hails back to the reason God created the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He did it to demonstrate that we DO have free will. That we CAN make a choice.
Obviously Adam and Eve made the wrong choice.

Answer 7

Evil is a byproduct of free will. Someone chooses to be evil, because they have free will. If God took away evil he is saying in effect, "you can't make that decision to be evil" so that really isn't free will.
God wants us to serve him because we love him, not because he implants something into our brain. I know it takes effort to do it this way, but we are rewarded in countless ways by submitting to His authority willingly.
He created us because he loves us, and he wants us to worship him because we love him. Otherwise we would be like animals, acting out of instincts or like robots or computers.
The very essence of life is enjoying our free will and living the way God intended us to.

“He has told you, O earthling man, what is good. And what is Jehovah asking back from you but to exercise justice and to love kindness and to be modest in walking with your God?”—MICAH 6:8.

Answer 8

Perhaps, but you are assuming that evil exists for the sole purpose of teaching us something.

In order for love to be freely given, there has to be the real possibility of rejection. God is allowing people the freedom to reject him, not just in theory, but for real.

Only God knows for certain what he is up to. Ask him the next time that you see him.

Answer 9

Because of Men's disobedience in Genesis 3, there now is suffering and evil. But God also provides not only eleviation from suffering - but eternal life where there will no longer be sickness and death. It is although for those who obey His will (Salvation Plan) through belief in Christ as the attonement for our sins.

HOW GREAT A LOVE THAT GOD HIMSELF WILL DIE FOR OUR SINS. (GIVEN FREELY - JUST BELIEVE).

Answer 10

Evil exists to provide another option apposed to being alleiged to God. If evil exists, and you still decide to worship the Lord, then it's out of free will, and thus meaning more. It means more to God that we worship him out of free will, than if we knew no other way.