(August 3, 2013 at 12:46 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Sounds pretty ineffective to me. People can make bad choices all on their own; why is Satan necessary?
He's the fall guy. It's not our fault. Satan made us do it. It's that bastard's fault.
But God says, no. It's really your fault. So you have atone for it.
Humans: But he did it. That Satan guy.
God: Tough shit, you atone for it. You sin, human.
Humans: Ok, well fuck. I take the blame. Wait, why did you loose Satan on humanity?
God: Oh, to temp you to sin.
Humans: Wait, I thought you said we're sinful creatures from birth.
God: Yep.
Humans: So why did you loose Satan on us to temp us to sin?
God: Just shut the fuck up and do what I said.
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.