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12/01/24

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Originally posted by wafflehead ↑

There has never been a human possessed by a demon, satan or any other general boogieman. Evil does not and can not exist beyond the physical and even then, evil, sim, whatever you wish to call it, has no substance. Sin / evil is a vacuum, the absence of goodness. Only goodness has substance while evil is the effect that occurs when ignorance prevails causing the absence of goodness.

Evil and sin have grave effects on humanity just as the absence of rain destroys the farmers crop, but not because they exist in and of them self, rather because goodness is absent.

Beyond this life is the kingdom of the spirit and no evil whatsoever can exist or dwell in the realm of God.

They had mental illness, or were subjected to the expectations of certain religions. Humans are marvellous actors, they can play any role with great conviction and audiences have powerful imaginations.

I understand that no Christian wants to lose Satan and they will fight tooth and nail to keep him, he is like a babies comfort rag. In fact this old Satan gets mentioned often times more than Jesus. Satan is our animal nature rising to the surface, it is not an entity.

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They had mental illness, or were subjected to the expectations of certain religions. Humans are marvellous actors, they can play any role with great conviction and audiences have powerful imaginations.

Satan is our animal nature rising to the surface, it is not an entity.
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So, who is you suggest is mentally ill Waffle? Is it Matthew and Luke that recorded this account or is it that Jesus deceived them both and wants us believing a lie as well?

(Matthew 4:8-11) Again the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him: “All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’” 11 Then the Devil left him, and look! angels came and began to minister to him.
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