KittyKatz, in the question of why God created mankind, there are only three possible answers to that question. If we can eliminate two of those possible answers, then what remains must be truth. Then we can expand on that one. This is called the law of exclusion. Whenever you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains must be the truth. The three options to answer the question are: He was compelled to create man, He needed to create man, or He wanted to create man. Without going into detail in the discount process, it remains that God wasn't compelled, the only reasonable explanation that can be given is that He wanted to. If in the begining, God created the heavens and the earth, day and night, and all the animals on our planet. The culmination of his creation was man, who was given a mind capable of reasoning, thinking, and even creating, although his intellectual powers in comparison with those of God, are limited. Man was made from dust, the basic element of the earth, which of itself is inorganic or without life. From the earth, man can build machines for purpose, that have no life. So, God must have created man with and for a purpose. So, humanity must be created in His likeness, man is not an animal, and has dominion over all creatures. We have to be created after the God kind.
It is necessary for us to know evil in order for us to eventually choose "good," intelligently and willingly. It is impossible to know good without knowing evil, it is impossible to learn right without understanding what is wrong. Therefore God, Himself provides opposition to truth, in order to bring attention to truth, to clarify truth and to magnify the difference between truth and lies, between good and evil. You state; "for what reason should we have to choose or reject god," and the logic is in the politics of the universe. Satan actually means adversary, and is the opponent, the antagonist, the adversary against God. In the rejection of God, you cast a vote to have leadership of other than Him.
Some people blame the presence of evil on society. However, society is composed of individuals who make individual choices. Most the evil is committed by people who oppose the will of society. In contrast, there are many examples of societies in the animal kingdom, especially among the primates. None of these societies have the capacity for evil that we do. We are different from all other animals on our planet, a fact that has no scientific or evolutionary explanation. Look at all the evil perpetuated within the last century alone: 6 million person killed by Hitler, 40 million Russians killed by Stalin, 2 million Cambodians killed by their own government during the 1970's. Evil acts committed by humans are so pervasive and extreme that their presence is not explained by childhood abuse, biochemical abnormalities of the brain, or any other naturalistic explanation. Who told you the latter is evil if you are not a spiritual being? The elements of the human body are products of the earth, and we are able to identify these very elements. Where on the periodic chart of elements will you find conscious. Simplicity here is in giving thanks to an intelligent God, not credit to a non-intelligent force. Or is technology holding humans back from identifying the theory of the element(s) that will negate the human spirit. Do you know what gravity, sound waves, love, pain, and, anger have in common? You can feel them but you can't touch them. The same force behind the curtain of the universe is responsible for all of the latter. Rostos, ClubDirt and yourself on the facts of science are all talking about the identical force. The three names used are; Jesus, intelligent force and non-intelligent force.
But KittyKatz, if the Bible is fantasy like the stories of Harry Potter, lets substitute the Bible for C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, which has used fantasy and magic. The difference between C.S. Lewis and Harry Potter is the source of power. In The Chronicles of Narnia, the source of power is Aslan, the Lion representation of Jesus Christ. In Harry Potter, the source of power is unknown, but available to those who want to use it. So, the difference between our books is, The Chronicles of Narnia has an intelligent source of power and has a deeper meaning underlining the plot. Aslan the Lion is sacraficed, his blood is shed on the great stone table by the white witch, but Aslan rises from the dead, routs the witch, and then disappears to return at an unspecified later date. Which symbolizes a Christ-like figure. Where as in your book, the "good" guys in Harry Potter are relying upon magic and sorcery instead of God for their power. A non-intelligent force that created wizardry, witchcraft, socery, mediums, spirits and enchantments.
The duty of science is to determine is the force of the universe: intelligent (Aslan), or non-intelligent (Harry Potter). When you discover that science declares Aslan the power behind the cosmic curtain, you can then refer to that intelligent power as God, Elohim (Hebrew for God), or continue with Aslan, the choice is yours. Then with science again, test all the books that claim to be divine and you will find Gods name. The conjecture God would create a universe and not be requisite for eminence, now thats something aint it. Even Leonardo Da Vinci signed his self-portrait, one would be of conception God who created man in his image would be of equal pertain.
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