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The Devil
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#61
RE: The Devil
November 29, 2016 at 2:41 pm



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

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RE: The Devil
November 29, 2016 at 2:56 pm
'You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.'
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#63
RE: The Devil
November 29, 2016 at 3:10 pm
(November 28, 2016 at 4:20 pm)alpha male Wrote:
(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?

You're mixing Biblical traits with non-Biblical traits found in literature.

The bible is literature.  And not particularly good literature, either.
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RE: The Devil
November 29, 2016 at 3:10 pm
Motivation of Lucifer?

Getting laid and partying.

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RE: The Devil
November 29, 2016 at 11:40 pm (This post was last modified: November 30, 2016 at 12:25 am by ApeNotKillApe.)
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