#3: God's Design of the Universe and Free Will

I believe God created the universe in such a way as to give us a choice whether to believe in Him. The Big Bang theory states that, after a huge explosion, dust clouds swirled around for millions of years until forming into the stars and planets. I believe that God created the cosmos instantly, but did so in such a way that would take millions of years if it happened without His aid. The Earth is estimated to be around 6 billion years old, according to how long it takes various types of stone to form. I think God made the Earth instantly, as it says in the book of Genesis, but in a mature state ready to support life. God set things up this way so that we can choose not to believe in Him if we want, because, again, it means more if we choose Him with no coercion, and it would violate free will if He put a method of proof of His existence in the universe that made it impossible for us to believe any other way.