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I don't believe he created the concept of sin after the creation of A&E. Sin is simply disobedience of God's rules.
Although this will sound like a Clinton defense, did God create disobedience and obedience? No. Disobedience is a choice, and it was the choice that Eve and Adam both made.

A&E knew there would be repercussions for their disobedience. Genesis 3:3, "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."

Some would argue that an all knowing and omnipotent God would have foreseen the outcome. Maybe so. Maybe the tree of knowledge was a test that A&E failed.

Maybe the story of A&E is simply a story, meant only to illustrate to the faithful that there are choices of good and evil to be made in life, and that choosing evil will bring pain and suffering.

Matthew 13:10
"The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"

He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has, will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: " 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving."