# Why did God create Lucifer Morningstar? (Satan)

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-god-create-lucifer-morningstar-satan/641751/145 "2012-12-09T19:36:38Z")

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> [@monavis](#):
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> If we had free will there would be no punishment for our actions. The fact that God is said to have punished Adam and Eve for disobeying, shows they didn’t have free will,but had to do as God wanted.So the free will is just to do as God commands?

I’m not entirely certain you are using free will in the same way as most people mean it. Free will means you have the ability to disobey; it does not mean you can avoid the repercussions.

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