(February 13, 2012 at 2:12 pm)genkaus Wrote: Satan had a choice - he could remain hidden, but that would mean that he wouldn't be able to act and therefore he wouldn't be able to influence anyone. Or else, he could come out in a manner of his choosing. He chose the latter.
Why would he come out portrayed, by all accounts, as a deceiver? If you deceive, that means you have something to hide. If Satan was more powerful than God, or if God didn't exist, Satan would have no reason to deceive or fabricate a Bible. He'd rule the earth with an iron fist, and we'd know about it, and we couldn't do anything about it. What's more, some people might actually view him as a good god and worship him--exactly what he desires.
I came in the middle of this. Do you, genkaus, believe Satan exists? If not, why explain to brotherlylove how he is deceived by Satan? You're basically saying no spirits exist, but if they did only Satan would exist and not God; that, if anyone exists, it is the one in the background of the Bible with no favorable evidence instead of the clearest one. That is the opposite of scientific. It sounds more like you're keeping your bases covered by saying, "If I'm not right, you're not right either."
