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October 3, 2005 - 8:00pm
Hmm, tough one...
Personifying evil in the name Satan, The Devil, or whatever, is in my opinion a way for humanity to get 'closure' on the 'evil issue'. Winks thoughts on 'The Powers' seem to be more difficult to swallow for humanity as they are a product of our structures and institutions (Am i right Joe? i've not read his books yet!). However if the powers of good are personified in a metaphysical God (which is up for debate in my mind), then shouldn't the powers of evil also be personified in a metaphysical anti-God (i.e Satan)?
The references to 'him' in the Bible could be seen as a simplification of the concept of Evil for literary purposes, especially if one views the Bible as somewhat like poetry! That is probably how i would understand it if indeed Satan is not a metaphysical being.
Personally i'm looking forward to someone in this conversation misspelling satan and theorising on the inherent evil in our big red friend...!
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