(January 29, 2016 at 5:48 pm)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: Why is blaming Satan (always) a terrible mistake? Satan is so powerful compared to humans. Satan should get the blame at least some of the time.
Allah created Satan knowing that the angel would not bow before humans (Adam). And Sata rebelled against Allah knowing it would lose. So Allah foresaw the suffering of humans but decided to do nothing about it. Allah created a flawed creation either be accident or on purpose, neither of which are good options.
Quran 43:62 says this: "Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed."
How could I objectively tell that I'm being hindered (misdirected) if Satan, as Quran 35:5* says, is the Chief Deceiver? Wouldn't Satan be constantly finding new ways to device? Satan knows Allah better than any humans and I'm sure it can imitate Allah reasonably competently.
*Quran 35:5 "O men! Certainly the promise of Allah is true. Let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah."
The deceit of Satan is weak.
But humans themselves are created weak.
Though, we can hold against it; resist. But without God, we are doomed against Satan.
You can refer the number of souls losing the race, but you didn't refer to the other souls that defeated the demon. Blaming him totally is wrong, because we won't commit the negative action unless we by our own selves, agree and decide to take Satan's advice.
Our weakness is not bad. It's a two edged weapon. After all, one of the main reason for believing in God, is human weakness.
God knew that Satan would rebel, but he also knew that Satan would be a good creature for a very long time (before it turns into a demon), God gave Satan its chance.
God is just. If he was a dictator -as many claim-, he would do what you exactly suggested, MNMP : not create Satan- Connect humans to ropes like dummies - move us around like sheep; like the puppets we are.
He gave us an opportunity to live. All of us agreed to this life, and in this life, he -God- created other beings who also have the ability to think, like Satan.
God is not a puppet master, and life is not a show for puppets.
