If Adam had not been given  a free will to choose, there would be no choice as to whether one would follow God's ways. Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God. Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to do- gooders who want to be God. No society ever thrived because it had a large and growing societies parasites living off those who produce. It is so easy to be God—and to persist in being wrong—when the costs of being wrong are paid by others. You can't stop elite state-est from saying bad things about you. All you can do is expose their lies.