Uh.... Thank you?

[wolven7]

Found by mech_angel: Satan a victim of bad PR, professor says.

Well. *Ahem*

Good morning.

{Dream - [My Will (Comorbid Remix - Unfinished)]--- Though I can't Say I'm pleased about the "overzealous... Joseph McCarthy" Comparison. No sir.}

Comments

[momentai.livejournal.com]

This matches what I've been reading and hearing about Lucifer for a few years now. Nice to see someone come at the figure from a serious point of view as opposed to parody or condemnation.

And when you consider that those who Satan accuses are usually in charge of his story, it makes sense that he would be demonized. If you are trying to hide from God and you have some angel nt only calling you out, but also tempting you to do worse, well, you're gonna label him an eveil jackass.

I especially like how this professor points out the difference b/t the Serpent and the Devil. That was apparent to me the first time I read Genesis. Just another reason I loathe how the canoical Bible was thrown together so willy nilly and arbitrarily.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I've been saying this kind of thing for Years.

And it's not about temptation, so much as it is "This Is What You Want To Do. You know that. It's not necessarily what you Should do, but here are the things in your head, your jutsifications. I'm Just saying them to you, out loud." In that way, people can blame Satan (Which is a Title) for "making" them do something they "never wanted to do".

People like to shift blame, and there's a reason it's called a "Scapegoat."