# Why did God create Lucifer Morningstar? (Satan) **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 21, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-god-create-lucifer-morningstar-satan/641751 "2012-11-21T19:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 130
**Author:** ![missyzilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@missyzilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyzilly)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-god-create-lucifer-morningstar-satan/641751/130 "2012-12-08T18:31:53Z")
> [@monavis](#): > > IF I recall rightly there is a passage that God is quoted as saying he regretted creating humans. If indeed he regretted that, then he didn’t know the outcome a head of time. It also would point out that God could, and did make mistakes. He does not make mistakes we do. He gave us free will . But when he sees the evil it hurt him . He made a promise after the flood to never destroy human life again. That is why we are still alive . Not because he does not care but because of his promise. He said after the flood I set my bow in the sky to remember the promise to never destroy mankind in this manner again. He gives US ARE OWN FREE WILL. We make the mistakes . --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-god-create-lucifer-morningstar-satan/641751)._