By Bruno Corey -- T his is a big ticket item with true believers, this concept that God allows his children free choice to commit good or evil. Absolute free will. Without it, we’d be mere robots and puppets, right? (The Bible never refers to “free will” by the way; the concept is an interpretation, mostly created by St. Augustine of Hippo . If you're in the mood to be thoroughly confused on the topic, read the consistently abstruse Catholic Encyclopedia; in this instance article http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06259a.htm) In their attempts to explain why there’s suffering in the world, good solid Jews, Muslims and Christian popes, preachers and proselytes will tell you, “There’s suffering because God allows us free moral agency, free will to choose good or evil, to obey or disobey Him, to act beneficially or harmfully toward our fellow man. And so often, we disobey and our actions cause suffering.” Well that's an understatement. But kids, it doesn’t have to be that way...