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Seeing as how this is a Faith & Belief topic, evolution vs creationism, though fair game, takes us off on a rabbit trail. candle, knock it off.
Let me help you steer back on course, or, if you prefer, start a new topic. The interpretation that should be discussed is the idea of a Higher power, cosmic intelligence, or topic-specifically a Triune God.

And with you it gets even more unnecessarily complex. To wit: In another thread you even brought up Quatzechotal, for crying out loud! I will try and show you why you run from the truth and are dishonest with yourself. Message 95
I recall this argument. You stubbornly clung to the fact that if the Creator allowed the "hole to be dug" by which people could fall into it, He was in fact evil. So my basic belief, shared by Dr.Peter Kreeft, is that God initially only created the possibility of evil. To wit: Some would agree, others wouldnt. Which only shows that evil is actualized in our world today and threatens to consume us. You mouth off to God more than I do...even more than Job did! Not bad for a guy who believes there is no (One) God. ! You will likely say that you were talking to NoNukes and not God, but I would come back with "Whatever you do to the least of these you do to Me". Now I expect you to again go off on me that I am the one who does not respect the "Dusty Old Book" and that I don't listen to Jesus and I am often hateful and disrespective of the poor...and others.
I wont defend my own "goodness" or "badness". In fact I will even say guilty as charged. Now what? Why not think about it for once? You claim that its all God fault according to Isaiah 45:7. In fact, here are several translations: Interesting, to say the least. Note how in Job, God takes full responsibility for all that Job has endured and nobody blames Satan. Once Job actually finds out who God is, he ceased being agitated and inquisitive. He had found God...the One who is, Was, and will forever be. You, on the other hand, have mentioned being Satans defense attorney!Note your response to me in a recent thread: The problem with the tree of knowledge is that people became more aware of themselves and less aware of God. Had they chosen the other tree they could have had Jesus but instead they chose the tree of self actualization.And I like how you capitalize I AM. Did the snake teach you that? ​
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Yes, I believe so. God is confidant and secure there. He does not fear disagreement. I doubt whethere there is any, however. Who would even want to complain?

I was unaware that nobody has freedom *here*.You are free to throw away the bells and smells of your youth. Evidently you never learned any more than that. You were forced to study art while never meeting the artist.

Our freedom caused the actualization of hypothetical evil. God foreknew (in the parable) that humans would choose self actualization before they chose Jesus(Tree of Life) There will be no such battle in Heaven. The score is being settled here in this realm. Granted this is my own apologetic interpretation...im no Biblical scholar (Thank God!)

Satan got booted out of there for advocating the same thing. I would imagine that anyone who actually makes it to Heaven would be technically capable of but thoroughly unlikely to do or spread evil in Heaven. If they did, like the fallen angels before them they would get booted.

Genesis. The tree(s). The snake. The nakedness. Surely you know of this parable.

First off, technically none of us know. But we can speculate.To begin with, what is the definition of evil?Second, what is the definition (and social and spiritual parameters) of such a place?Third, Who is in charge?

Because we have willfully allowed it. God respects our free will so much that He won't simply take the evil away from us. We allowed it in. We must push it out. Of course, we are also free enough to choose to ask Him to help. He won't do it all, however.

Are you seriously asking that question? For the same reason that we can't smoke pot at grandma's house.

You didn't get the analogy. When in the "house" of someone whom you know and respect, you will temper your own evil/willful/rebellious tendencies. In other words, if you even made the grade to be accepted in Heaven, you would have had to have met the Landlord. Building on that relationship, you would not be/do evil in Heaven. This does not mean that you couldnt. (Though there might be another war and you may find yourself cast down to some planet somewhere! )The apologetics that I have adapted says that God initially allowed free will in Heaven, Lucifer chose it (perhaps he only chose "completeness" in order to be more like God), and yet the fallen cherub couldn't handle the responsibility. Thus, war broke out in Heaven and Lucifer was cast down...(booted out) Your beloved snake (who told the truth! ) was a metaphor for the truth that we can all be complete(like God) won out in human imagination and evolution. Had the Woman reached for the tree of life (I AM the vine...)
She would have found God's character and guidance. Instead, they chose the pesky tree of autonomy and self-actualization, and here we all are. The man, for his part, should have listened to God and not the woman, but he had not yet tasted of life(In Christ) yet either.All that is to say that God foreknew what we were likely to do. Jesus is and was around since the beginning (represented as the Tree of Life) and yet God knew we would take a detour before being able to eat of that tree. Some of you evidenced based skeptics think you have reality all figured out and are STILL in the detour!

At least you cant readily google a rebuttal to mine. You have to actually make up your own response.

Yes and no. (Im gonna have to dance a bit in order to make my apologetic fit your question! )
Lets go to scrip: Most commentaries suggest that though the earth was the Lords, the world was/is of Satan.

I disagree. I look at it this way. If a Landlord rents out apartments in an apartment house that he happens to own, he cannot legally have a say as to what specific behaviors his tenants can do. IF, however, we are talking about the Landlords's personal home, he darn well can enforce any and every type of behavior within that environment. The earth is more like a rental property. Heaven is more like a personal and private residence.

I would think not. Heaven lacks the environment of decay and entropy that earth has. And of course I'm not only speculating but making up what I believe about Heaven. There is no data.