The Devil and God

Does it make sense to believe in God and not The Devil. I think it really depends on a person's idea of what God is. For people who see God as The Creator and in a natural theology or intelligent design way I don't see why that belief would lead to believing in The Devil as a Being

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pdxlinux · 41-45, M

i think that you are interested in discussing the subject without restraint, and without being bullied by dogmatic oppressive bullies, which are plentiful here. if i'm right, then a video that i saw with Bernardo Kastrup discussing the Book of Job would be interesting and helpful to you. and he discusses a lot of things that I think you'd be interested in hearing or reading. i feel alan watts would also be interesting to you.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@pdxlinux I hope it's not "Lets make the Bible as little supernatural as possible"

pdxlinux · 41-45, M

@BritishFailedAesthetic i like what you are saying, because it has already happened, and that's not a bad thing. you want to stick your head in the sand and avoid it. life has changed tremendously from the time that the Bible was written. this word "supernatural" itself is a big giveaway --- when you use this word to describe an event, you are implying that it did not happen in a falsifiable, repeatable way. I don't think that you see yourself clearly, as I do. You can't put the genie back in the bottle. You can't put the toothpaste back into the tube. If you feel that this activity has meaning for your life, please do continue with that. Whether or not you like it, this is a fact: everyone is atheist. But that word by itself in my opinion, is not descriptive of what people are really thinking. Most people would say "i'm agnostic" instead of "i'm atheist." But even that does not describe people accurately and precisely. The word "ignostic" or "igtheist" has more relevance. I invite you to read about that on wikipedia. yes i'm xtian. that does not mean that i promote ignorance or walk around on eggshells to coddle anyone's feelings. including yours even though i think that we have much in common. this comment reply is not relevant to the OP, but rather the comment that British Failed Aesthete made. i am happy to delete it and if you wish to delete it, please do.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@pdxlinux Spoken like a true USSR style priest.

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