Interesting reply Jo - a few people have said Wink is really good. Philosophically, not sure 'biblically' (see other thread for thoughts on that!!!!) how stacks up with things like Jesus saying he saw Satan fall like lightening. But in terms of the reality of 'evil' that does make much more sense to me than an external, personal being. Funny how I can cope with thinking of God in that way but not the devil.

Your comments on the OT - how do you interpret the serpent in genesis, is that not satan?

God gives good and evil - um that is a poser ethically, theologically and philisophically. Almost a whole thread for itself.

In terms of what Tom said - yes absolutely if we reject an external God then there is no need to think about an external devil. That both are humanities way of making sense of the world in a pre scientific era - that I can believe!!

Tim