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Satan is under Yahweh's command (as is everything in creation) as such Yahweh could have said "stand down" and not tempted Eve (who had no capacity to know good from evil at that point in time).Yahweh could have made it so Satan did not tempt Eve. Eve and Adam had no free will at that time as they had not partaken of the tree of knowledge; to understand the consequences of eating it and so where clearly unable to make an informed choice.That is how he set them up to fail.

But is it not possible for that to be so without having the majority of humanity being needlessly punished?After all the majority of people born will go to Hell.Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."And most simply for being born into the wrong culture, geographical region or time frame. and not having a chance to accept Jesus as Saviour:John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.So may people sent to Hell.

Nobody is under God's command. We live in free agency. The devil does choose to do God's bidding but only to satans benefit.

Satan is a son of God like Jesus. He can appear as a regular angel. In my personal opinion they would seem like alien's. We would not recognize them as angels nesscesarily. These are real beings living in the universe and outside of it in God's place. I view God as mysterious in nature. Further eternity is not going to be dancing and singing in my view.Edited by Blue, : Add

Free agency has nothing to do with the tree of good/ evil.

Not true.1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.If we do not follow his commands (all of them) we end up in the Lake of Fire.Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.If Yahweh was more loving he would not have made the world with sin in it. As I say: he set us up to fail. He caused creation to be like it is because he is in control of every possible parameter of reality.He could magic away sin and retroactively save everyone who has ever existed: be he chooses not to.

Yes it does. It is not possible for Adam or Eve to make and informed choice without the knowledge that the tree of knowledge provided.What Yahweh did was to give an innocent child a poisoned cake and became angry when the child ate the cake.Not very clever for a god.

No. The knowledge of good and evil is of good and evil. They just wouldn't have knowledge.Edited by Blue, : Err

We do need to keep his commandments but that doesn't mean we are not free. You get to choose. Yes there is judgement if you break them but it is still freedom to choose.

So why was it within easy reach of Adam and Eve? What was the point of having the tree there and having only Adam and Eve's obedience to God's command being what kept them from eating of the tree.In what other way could Adam and Eve have chosen to disobey?

The bible doesn't speak on that question.

I'm lead to think evil would not of entered the world.

If you think about it from a human perspective which is all we have, I would argue we would have lived in harmony with God. Actual evil and good is thought out. Don't get me wrong, good things happen accidently but I don't think they quantify as love. Ditto to evil as hate... We would of lived forever... Seems sureal to think about.Edited by Blue, : Er

I don't see how you reach that conclusion. Wasn't the snake evil? Some people even believe the snake was the enemy.

And you are saying that God would not want that? Given that God created the universe, that does not leave many great options. One possibility is that God does not think harmony with people who have no choice is all that great. In fact, I don't see much alternative to that.