DOTR
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If God is all powerful, all knowing, and an all loving God, then why didn't he create us to be perfect?
If God is all powerful and can do all things, surely he would be able to create a perfect being who has all power, all knowledge, and is a perfectly loving being. To say that he cannot create such a being is to admit that God is not all powerful.
If God is all knowing surely he has the knowledge to create a perfect being and to give that perfect being a perfect knowledge.
If God is an all loving being who loves his creations then he would surely want the best for his creations. He would want his creations to be perfect. Thus he would create us to be perfect. Even in a world or universe where free will exists, if God created us to be perfect, then we with our perfect knowledge could surely reason out that we should choose good over evil always and never make a bad decision. We would be created with a heart filled with love for our fellow beings and our own creations. God would spare us the evil we experience in this world as we would have started out from creation as perfect beings never to commit any act that is contrary to what is right and good.
So why didn't God simply create us to be perfect?
Because "God is all powerful, all knowing, and an all loving God" as you say and he knows a thing or two about creating universes that you dont.
Sorry humans dont meet your specs. Maybe you should create some perfect ones and then we can compare?
You are right that I don't have the knowledge of God and that he would know much more than I do. Don't you think that is why I am asking the question? Perhaps someone else might have good answers.
God chose this method so obviously it involves the most good. God is generally described with three terms: omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence.
Given those three characteristics we can maybe answer the question by saying it is the most just and most perfect way.