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Comment 7 by Tony d
I've heard Satan referred to as the "christian god of evil". Not by christians, though.
Ya think? Not if they're around one another, though. Or if they're appealing to the right "target group".
Or just that there's not enough meat on the bones in the bible for the devil? In the bible, it's hard to tell who the devil is. Is she the serpent in the garden of eden? Is he Yahweh's henchman in the book of Job? Is he Satan in Jesus' trials in the desert? The anti-christ in Revelation? There's no reason to think that these aren't four separate characters. And none of them seem evil compared to Yahweh the genocidal, bloodthirsty narcissistic maniac.
Have you seen the History of the Devil? I saw it a few years back. It provides more information than the bible does on "the devil". I'm not qualified to perceive its flaws, if it has any. But it's an interesting watch.
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