Lilith,

Tho I usually love your work. This time I must push back..bc I do think "God is good".

It's not something I can prove, so I won't try. Its simply my belief.

I don't know WHY God made it so we could know evil, maybe so we could also really know good, and know the difference between the two and know Him..

But that's just a guess..

And how all of this works with "free will"...well I don't know that either..

None of it, for me, changes His nature and who I believe He is...

It's enough for me to believe this about God for myself, what anyone else believes is their business and their choice...

But could I be wrong about all this...of course I could be; but I don't think I would regret it..bc it wouldn't change WHO I wanna be...a decent and good human being...who has respect and good will for everyone, no matter their age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious or non religious beliefs, or ethnicity..