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Why is the universe, Earth, and life so imperfect? Why would a god create a world where there is so much… wrong?
Answer to Question 439
God created everything perfect, but all of creation, the earth, the universe were created for man who God appointed as king of creation. Everything therefore is linked to man. When Adam fell from grace, all creation fell with him and is also suffering the consequences of man’s fall, for as St. Paul says: “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” (Romans 8:22) Since the fall of man the whole created order is in some sense ‘out of order’ at a cosmic level. The explanation therefore is that if Adam had not fallen, the world would have not fallen with him. Natural disasters are the result of the physical world suffering in its fallen state and only man is to blame because with his fall he brought down all of creation which was created for him.
Same member I fully understand that but Adam was the first man, God would of known the repercussions of his actions, why didn't he just rewind one step and erase Adams wrongdoings for the peace of mankind
Reply It's called free will, so let's say God erased Adam's mistake and started again, Adam still has free will and might make the same or worse mistake. Does God then keep rewinding hoping that eventually Adam gets it right? The only way would be to remove Adam's free will but then he would not be in God's image but simply a robot programmed only to do the right thing
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