The Devil

[Opoponax]

Yeah, pretty sure most of the devil's mythology is fan fic. (Of fan fic.) But religions are primarily oral myths. Whatever people believe, that's the deal. Whether or not it's supported by anything else is of secondary importance, to them at least.

I don't get how he can be so good at deception, yet people see him everywhere and see through his ploys immediately.

did you Read this thread? It seems to me you all think satan is the good guy here... None of you seem to be able to see your way through that deception

Well, yeah (in terms of Satan as good guy). Have you ever read Paradise Lost? Of course it's not from the Bible, but by far the most stirring words in that book (epic poem actually) come from the damned, even though it's doubtful Milton meant for it to turn out like that. 

Humans readily identify more with Satan because Satan is a lot closer to us than God. Satan makes mistakes, he weak, he's conflicted, whereas God is not only perfect*, he's a complete dick about it.

Now, as to not seeing through deception, the irony here is thick as two spooning sumo wrestlers. You're the one who believes in an invisible, voyeuristic man in the sky who watches everything we do, not us. And when asked to provide proof you trot out nonsense that's clearly wrong and long proven to be untenable. And then in the next sentence ridicule another field where rigorous study and hard work are purposefully subjected to thorough testing by the smartest people on the planet. So really, who's the one being deceived?

*Whatever perfect might mean to any given person.