And the reason this is so is because its really God that is having all of these adventures. When you are all that is you have to find a way to keep from getting bored and you also need some feedback to verify your own existence. So, God sent out small portions of itself and called them souls. They were given free will so even God would not know what they would do next. Of course, since God is all knowing, etc., It could determine what would happen next if It really wanted to. But, that would ruin the game and the game is being played for the sheer joy of it! Humans sometimes like to speak of how evil another human, say a Hitler was/is and they like to proclaim that God will force them to suffer terribly in Hell for all eternity but if you understand the game then you know that God loves the Hitlers and the Hillarys just as much as you or I. God understands that they played/play a useful role in the game much as sand that irritates an oyster and causes it to create a pearl of great value. In the game there are "good guys/gals" and "bad guys/gals" and their interaction cause much learning and development to occur. How long will the Hitlers, etc., suffer after their passing from human existence? Just as long as it takes them to forgive themselves. God is always waiting with open arms just as the Father in the parable of the Prodigal Son. And why wouldn't it be so? After all, all souls came from God, are made of God, and will eventually return to God. Hence, God loves them all equally and thanks them for agreeing to play various roles in the game. When we enter into physical life one of the rules of the game is that we pass through the veil of forgetfulness so that we aren't consciously aware that its all a game. God never forgets!