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Satan represents evil. Do you deny that evil exists?
Don't know who you're addressing. I know both Satan and evil exist. He IS the god of this world until Christ returns and dethrones him.
Which raises the question, does evil exist as an entity, or simply in the soul of singular individuals?
I wasn't attempting to convince you by quoting scripture. I was referencing his power in this world for those who do believe.Still, when it comes to your opinions and Yeshua who said, "I saw Satan fall as lightning from Heaven.", I will believe Him. I don't consider it my duty to convince you of anything, only state my beliefs just as you're doing.Edit:Now I see how it is. MY belief/KNOWLEDGE of Satan is only a "BELIEF." I really don't KNOW. But, Patriot, in his infinite wisdom KNOWS Satan is not real. He is a concoction. Anybody with "intelligence" would of course, agree with HIM. Therefore, if you believe in Satan--as the Bible clearly states, you must be ignorant and uneducated. Jesus/Yeshua was a LIAR, and your faith is in vain. Let "Patriot" lead you to your salvation. Another self-righteous and pompous dolt walks among us.
It is my understanding that the Religious feel that there is some spirit-like dude (SATAN) who represents EVIL and who causes, or directs humans to perpetrate evil even though the humans have FREE WILL and choose that course of action and/or whatever action they take, it's the human's responsibility for that action. Same kinda thinking leads the Religious to believe the opposite of EVIL, i.e. GOOD is personified by some spirit-like personification (GOD) who represents GOOD and who causes, or directs humans to perpetrate good even though the humans have FREE WILL, etc., etc., as above.Non-religious people do not believe in these ENTITIES: SATAN (evil), GOD (good). They believe that good and evil exists because the behaviour of humans is such that this behaviour results in evil things or good things happening.And, one may say, it is more reasonable to assume that the non-religious are correct is that one person cannot duplicate exactly the identical evil of some other evil people because their evil which may result in the same category of evil , let's say "MURDER" but their "murders" will never be IDENTICAL in each and every aspect of that "murder".However, if the Religious belief is correct, this SATAN dude coulda made the EVIL perpetrated by the two different people identical in all aspects. once BOTH of them, exercising their own FREE WILL decided to commit the concept of "MURDER".
Interesting. As one delves deeper in this discussion the religious seems to confuse the concept of FAITH with KNOWLEDGE.
It is my understanding that the Religious feel that there is some spirit-like dude (SATAN) who represents EVIL and who causes, or directs humans to perpetrate evil even though the humans have FREE WILL and choose that course of action and/or whatever action they take, it's the human's responsibility for that action. Same kinda thinking leads the Religious to believe the opposite of EVIL, i.e. GOOD is personified by some spirit-like personification (GOD) who represents GOOD and who causes, or directs humans to perpetrate good even though the humans have FREE WILL, etc., etc., as above.Non-religious people do not believe in these ENTITIES: SATAN (evil), GOD (good). They believe that good and evil exists because the behaviour of humans is such that this behaviour results in evil things or good things happening.And, one may say, that the proof that the non-religious are correct is that one person cannot duplicate exactly the identical evil of some other evil people because their evil which may result in the same category of evil , let's say "MURDER" but their "murders" will never be IDENTICAL in each and every aspect of that "murder".However, if the Religious belief is correct, this SATAN dude coulda made the EVIL perpetrated by the two different people identical in all aspects. once BOTH of them, exercising their own FREE WILL decided to commit the concept of "MURDER".