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RE: The Devil
November 21, 2016 at 6:11 pm
(November 19, 2016 at 4:36 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: My question is about the motivation of the devil character in the bible.

The character is written as evil but torments people who are or have been evil.

If the devil is supposed to be evil why did the author give it this trait, which seems to conflict with its main drive?

Surely if the devil wanted to encourage evil acts then hell would be advertised as a super fun place with willing sexual partners of your choice and all the big macs you can eat

Is this inconsistency down to:

bad writing?
an oversight?

or what?

The Devil has bad PR, that's all.

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The Devil - by downbeatplumb - November 19, 2016 at 4:36 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 19, 2016 at 5:10 am
RE: The Devil - by Silver - November 19, 2016 at 10:30 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 19, 2016 at 5:12 am
RE: The Devil - by AceBoogie - November 19, 2016 at 6:03 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 19, 2016 at 6:45 am
RE: The Devil - by Edwardo Piet - November 20, 2016 at 1:07 pm
RE: The Devil - by vorlon13 - November 19, 2016 at 10:38 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 3:45 am
RE: The Devil - by downbeatplumb - November 20, 2016 at 6:29 am
RE: The Devil - by Whateverist - November 20, 2016 at 6:40 am
RE: The Devil - by vorlon13 - November 21, 2016 at 2:46 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 6:34 am
RE: The Devil - by Edwardo Piet - November 20, 2016 at 1:09 pm
RE: The Devil - by chimp3 - November 20, 2016 at 1:18 pm
RE: The Devil - by ApeNotKillApe - November 20, 2016 at 1:24 pm
RE: The Devil - by chimp3 - November 21, 2016 at 6:42 am
RE: The Devil - by ApeNotKillApe - November 21, 2016 at 1:37 pm
RE: The Devil - by Crossless1 - November 21, 2016 at 1:49 pm
RE: The Devil - by ApeNotKillApe - November 21, 2016 at 4:45 pm
RE: The Devil - by Crossless1 - November 21, 2016 at 4:57 pm
RE: The Devil - by ApeNotKillApe - November 21, 2016 at 5:10 pm
RE: The Devil - by Doubting Thomas - November 21, 2016 at 5:34 pm
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 21, 2016 at 4:11 am
RE: The Devil - by The Grand Nudger - November 21, 2016 at 9:52 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 21, 2016 at 10:16 am
RE: The Devil - by vorlon13 - November 21, 2016 at 10:27 am
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 21, 2016 at 10:40 am
RE: The Devil - by Silver - November 21, 2016 at 1:50 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 11:40 am
RE: The Devil - by downbeatplumb - November 21, 2016 at 2:14 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 22, 2016 at 9:52 am
RE: The Devil - by Iroscato - November 22, 2016 at 6:01 pm
RE: The Devil - by Tonus - November 22, 2016 at 6:33 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 12:03 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 11:46 am
RE: The Devil - by Tonus - November 21, 2016 at 5:04 pm
RE: The Devil - by Opoponax - November 22, 2016 at 5:39 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 11:45 am
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 11:42 am
RE: The Devil - by Tonus - November 23, 2016 at 11:58 am
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 12:07 pm
RE: The Devil - by Tonus - November 23, 2016 at 12:13 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 2:16 pm
RE: The Devil - by Tonus - November 23, 2016 at 5:06 pm
RE: The Devil - by Thumpalumpacus - November 21, 2016 at 6:11 pm
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 22, 2016 at 4:24 am
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 11:43 am
RE: The Devil - by Thumpalumpacus - November 22, 2016 at 5:32 am
RE: The Devil - by robvalue - November 23, 2016 at 2:55 am
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 23, 2016 at 12:04 pm
RE: The Devil - by Opoponax - November 23, 2016 at 1:05 pm
RE: The Devil - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 23, 2016 at 1:16 pm
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 28, 2016 at 9:28 am
RE: The Devil - by Tonus - November 28, 2016 at 9:46 am
RE: The Devil - by Drich - November 28, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: The Devil - by vorlon13 - November 23, 2016 at 3:11 am
RE: The Devil - by Minimalist - November 23, 2016 at 1:25 pm
RE: The Devil - by Minimalist - November 23, 2016 at 3:37 pm
RE: The Devil - by John V - November 28, 2016 at 4:20 pm
RE: The Devil - by downbeatplumb - November 29, 2016 at 2:41 pm
RE: The Devil - by Minimalist - November 29, 2016 at 3:10 pm
RE: The Devil - by ApeNotKillApe - November 29, 2016 at 2:56 pm
RE: The Devil - by The Valkyrie - November 29, 2016 at 3:10 pm
RE: The Devil - by ApeNotKillApe - November 29, 2016 at 11:40 pm

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