No, don’t choose evil. We can learn enough from the prodigal son, and others, that we don’t need to choose evil, so, I don’t agree with your opinion on that.
Those who say they do not choose evil fool themselves, as evil does not appear as evil when the choice is made.
It is through the experiences of making choices that one learns discernment.
Go back and reread the parable of the prodigal son. The brother who took his father’s money and wasted it on sin learned from his bad choices and found humility. At the time, he was unaware that his choices were bad. It was through his pain and suffering that he found God.
The other brother, who claimed to make good choices still held anger and jealousy. His heart was hard and not in a position to know God.
Tribulation is coming and many who have pride in their good choices will suffer extremely, as they fool themselves.
God reaches out for the lost sheep as He Loves them too. Many Christians don’t even realize that they are lost. There is much more to knowing and experiencing God, as the Pharisees learned in Luke 11 when He said “Woe unto you, Pharisees!”
He “came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” That’s a scripture.