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Moral Agency, Free Will, Evil and Suffering

Perhaps one of the most apparent facts of life is that we make choices and decisions. This opportunity to act is often referred to as free will.  Most people don't seem to think twice about their apparent freedom or how it came to be other than being born and alive to take part in a society someplace in the world. One primary question debated by Christian apologists and agnostics is if God is all good and loving why does he allow for evil and suffering? Atheists claim that this fact alone is contradictory enough to disavow traditional Bible theologian's claims of a loving God.  This discussion also has some companion considerations: Why do bad things happen to good people and why would God create someone knowing in advance they would go to hell?    Some truth-seekers and atheists are interested in discussing the nature of our "free will". The debate about the validity of religious theology and the existence of God from various points of contention is never-end