The LCS Factor

Cal · 08-22-2008, 03:31 PM

I'm sitting here babysitting a computer program, so I'll chime in again.

It's seems to me that talk of the influence of Satan and demons can get a bit redundant. What is mean is, assuming we all recognize that Satan is the ultimate source of evil and that demons are more or less in cahoots with him, then it's sort of obvious that all error in some way originates with him and/or them.

It's sort of like dealing with physical things falling and always feeling the need to mention that they were influenced by gravity. No one says, "That vase tipped off the table and gravity pulled it to the floor." It goes without saying that gravity pulled the vase down, which is why no one mentions it. The real problem is the vase is busted.

In like manner, if all moral error originates with Satan, then that goes without saying, and we can get down to the real business of dealing with the error. There's really no need to remind people over and over that they've been somehow influenced by Satan or demons, unless the goal is to try to shock them into changing their ways.

I'm not saying it's never appropriate, just that it seems to me the point should be to convince someone of their error, not of the source of their error, since the source, ultimately, is always the same.

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08-22-2008, 03:31 PM	#11
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	I'm sitting here babysitting a computer program, so I'll chime in again. It's seems to me that talk of the influence of Satan and demons can get a bit redundant. What is mean is, assuming we all recognize that Satan is the ultimate source of evil and that demons are more or less in cahoots with him, then it's sort of obvious that all error in some way originates with him and/or them. It's sort of like dealing with physical things falling and always feeling the need to mention that they were influenced by gravity. No one says, "That vase tipped off the table and gravity pulled it to the floor." It goes without saying that gravity pulled the vase down, which is why no one mentions it. The real problem is the vase is busted. In like manner, if all moral error originates with Satan, then that goes without saying, and we can get down to the real business of dealing with the error. There's really no need to remind people over and over that they've been somehow influenced by Satan or demons, unless the goal is to try to shock them into changing their ways. I'm not saying it's never appropriate, just that it seems to me the point should be to convince someone of their error, not of the source of their error, since the source, ultimately, is always the same.