The Problem of Evil, Christians, and Inconsistency

[Mudhammam]

However if and when you want to challenge the God that is described in scripture, rather than man's remedial version of Him, I would be happy to walk you through what the bible actually says.

I'm quite open-minded to hearing about your version of Christianity. Go ahead.

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My $.02...Free will is necessary is someone is to freely love another. How you think about this thought problem indicates how persuasive you find the free will arguement. You can pick one of two generally comparable female lovers. The first loves you because they recognize traits in you that they find attractive and want to be with you of their own volition. THe second, has been enchanted by a love potion and adores you for no particular reason. With whom do you want to spend the rest of your life?

That is basically the Christian answer that I stated in my OP as the primary problem with the free will argument. Tally all those in human history whom Christians would consider "people" (fetuses and children), who died before even having the option available to their conscious reflection, and you have billions (perhaps even numbering more than those who made it to adulthood)--assuming God is just--in heaven, not by choice, but by "coercion." If God can populate his kingdom with so many souls in this manner, it defeats the whole purpose of creating earth so that we could "freely choose" him...or are those who died almost immediately upon their entry into this life not worth as much to this deity?