I hate to break it to your 13 year old self,
but I'm pretty sure that religious scholars have already considered this, and the answer was "free will".
Besides which, did you never read The Old Testament? God is not so much benevolent and forgiving, and more like a petulant toddler, who's been allowed to play Grand Theft Auto by his disinterested parents.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 17 Jul 2012, 22:07, 1 reply)

Free will being irrelevant if God is omnipotent.

( Christian's Bolt and Ski, Tue 17 Jul 2012, 23:16, closed)

No, it isn't.
Or are you suggesting that an omnipotent being would be incapable of granting free will to his/her/its creations?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 17 Jul 2012, 23:42, closed)

Why are you arguing about free will
if God has erectile dysfunction.
(the other guy not the one that gave you coochie warts, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 1:13, closed)

As an all powerful being,
I'd imagine that god both does and does not have trouble getting it up, as the mood takes him.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 9:34, closed)

he's got the ultimate get out card there, I suspect.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 17:15, closed)

Immovable object, meet irresistible force
Enough free will do do something that an omnipotent God can't prevent and an omniscient God can't foresee?
(ubergeekian, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 9:45, closed)

Being omniscient and omnipotent
would neither oblige nor compel any sort of supreme being to intervene to prevent "bad stuff" from happening.
This is fairly elementary theology, and not something that has passed the world's religions by. Talking in logical fallacies isn't going to progress the debate any.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 12:22, closed)

And, indeed, omniscient - since he would know the consequences of the freely made decisions
(putting aside the problem that "omniscient" logically precludes the notion of free will entirely)
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 9:51, closed)

no it doesn't. Not in the slightest.
Just because I can see you wanking doesn't stop you wanking now, does it?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 18 Jul 2012, 17:00, closed)