In Response to Nicole's blog

When God created good and evil, he wanted to create a world with free will and diversity. If everyone was good, life would lack lessons and would be so bland. He loves all of us whether we are good and evil because either way we have the opportunity to look to him for guidance. He never wanted us to be perfect but actually wanted us to have flaws and learn from our mistakes. But to tie back into what Nicole was saying about just accepting what God says because he is seen as a higher figure and like government officials and the president, we see them as more knowledgeable figures so we blindly follow what they say. Have religion and the government become our safety blankets, leading us to forget how to express our free will?