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alex_antoninThe Devil is two of three major cognitive dissonances in modern Christianity. The first is "loving kindly God of peace who will rain down fire and brimstone if you misbehave." As to The Devil... here we have a being that is supposed to be the source of all evil, like Ahriman in Zoroastrianism. He supposedly lures people into committing sin and evil, and is hence responsible for all the evil in the world. Now the first cognitive dissonance in regard to The Devil is:
1. If The Devil is the source of all evil, and God is nothing but goodness and light, then that means The Devil has power equal to God. But Christians insist he doesn't, they insist God is more powerful. Which contradicts the "God is all goodness and light" stance. Either The Devil is a power equal to God, or God is just as bad as The Devil or worse. Those are the only two options that do not involve cognitive dissonance. Well, that and "there is no Devil." Or "there is no God, or Devil."
2. The Devil is the source of all evil. Yet he rules Hell, where the sinful and wicked are punished. DOES NOT COMPUTE. This is either like handing over the world willingly to Lord Voldemort, or like making Charles Manson the warden for his own prison.
1. If The Devil is the source of all evil, and God is nothing but goodness and light, then that means The Devil has power equal to God. But Christians insist he doesn't, they insist God is more powerful. Which contradicts the "God is all goodness and light" stance. Either The Devil is a power equal to God, or God is just as bad as The Devil or worse. Those are the only two options that do not involve cognitive dissonance. Well, that and "there is no Devil." Or "there is no God, or Devil."
2. The Devil is the source of all evil. Yet he rules Hell, where the sinful and wicked are punished. DOES NOT COMPUTE. This is either like handing over the world willingly to Lord Voldemort, or like making Charles Manson the warden for his own prison.
