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Ill play devils advocate on this one. That was my attempt at a pun.
Satan grew to his exalted position because god allowed him to when he granted people with free will. He gave people the choice of being good or bad, when people choose to be bad then satan gains ground.
God acknowledge his creation of evil in the bible. Satan is referred to as the father of lies because he is the one who presides over lies.
Satan convinced 1/3 of the angels because the angels became jealous when god granted humans with a spiritual quality.
It boils down to this: Living beings have free will. With free will comes bad decisions, from bad decisions come sin/evil/etc.
I am not saying I agree with Christian philosophy (Im with classical greek philosophy) but the bible and saints like Aquinas have answered these questions. You guys should pick up "The Shorter Summa Theologica" by Aquinas. It breaks down the highest level Christian arguments on questions like these. Its quite interesting.
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