Kid 2 to kid 1: "Naw. It's just like Santa Claus. It's really your old man."
Smart kid 2!
Even after we give up believing in Santa, the suits in SLC would like us to continue believing in the Devil, so we'll be scared into being good (i.e., paying tithing).
My son is the Devil...or so he though as a young child. He was a free spirited boy and still is as an adult. He lettered out of the church years ago and is my hero. He may be the devil but he has a kind nature while trying to act devilish.
I like the Devil story...he is the only one to see religion for what it is. He knows god can't keep things in order and makes up a lot of crazy doctrine.
The devil watched god creat the earth and put all kinds of life upon it for millions of years. Then god makes up this story about Adam and Eve and that there was no death before they came out of the garden paradise. Gods children believed this story and the Devil says "holy shiiit". And god so loved the devil's statement that god decided to go with the Devils words and has been giving us "holy shiiit doctrine" from that encounter with the Devil.
The next encounter with the Devil and God produces " Jesus Christ" then "G damn it" and "go to hell".
So where did " A hole" come from? It was the creation of mormonism. The Devil caught god in a grove of trees and asked god if this was pulled out of his "A hole" and god was pleased and did poop out a new church. Then it came to pass, "SOB" was not from the Devil or god. It was formed from "Smith and Brigham" two "SOB" that really got it rolling.
"WTF" was not of god or the devil either. It came from the exmo people when they figured out that the devil and god was a fairy tail from the beginning.
I believe in evil. It is evident in the news every day. The Devil is a construct of weak and fearful minds to explain what they fear and use it to control others. JMHO.
The devil is so completely incompetent at what he does. Anyone could do a better job than him. He is everywhere described as the ultimate threat and yet portrayed as an incompetent bungler.
Question: why does every dumbass church person "almost" yield to the power of "the adversary" (most annoying title in history after "the master")? Why don't they EVER fully give in? That would be so much better!
Maybe .... JUST MAYBE .... JS DID give in ... and now ... we are seeing the spawn of the devil .... in suits ..... espousing fear to increase it's control .... well, maybe.