This question gets asked a lot, usually with a tone that says, “Checkmate.” If God is all-knowing, and if He knew humanity would fall, then why create anything at all? Why bring a world into existence that would include sin, suffering, judgment, and death? But for most people, this question isn’t really about logic. It’s personal. Underneath it is usually something like this: If God knew the pain I’d experience, the trauma I’d carry, the losses I’d endure, why did He allow me