Why Satan Is Necessary
Throughout the history of
man, he has invented gods, good and evil.
He needed these gods to cope with the strange and violent world that
surrounded him. Mankind has depended on
these imaginary characters to reduce life down to a more manageable scale. It was difficult enough to worry about
today's food without understanding why the sky god's would send down the
lightning bolt to kill them.
It's always been the battle
of good vs. evil with mankind always in between. The good gods wanted us to serve them and the bad gods wanted the
same. Of course, because our species is full of optimists, we accept the belief in the good gods more readily. Besides, who wants to worship the bad guy?
Satan was created to control
believers. To terrify them into
subjugation. The first shaman
controlled his tribe the same way the Pope does today.
As our knowledge grows, it
becomes untenable to preach about the existence of any gods, either good or bad
and religions know it. As the church
loses its influence, the congregants will be told that Satan grows
stronger. It's fear mongering at its
best/worst.
That's why I say that Satan
is the fourth god in the Christian pantheon.
Without Satan, the other three don't matter.
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