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Showerthoughts

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[โ€“] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Still he is often portrayed as the evil counterpart of God, which is as opposite as you will get

[โ€“] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've seen what God "approves of", and I wouldn't call it the opposite of evil.

Maybe God's biggest trick was convincing everyone that Satan is the evil one. ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] RampageDon@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

That's why God had to release part 2 of the bible, cuz he's such a dick in the first book. Also why Satan rebranded as Santa.

[โ€“] bottleofchips@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] teft@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

bottleofchips figured it out? bottleofchips? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts.

[โ€“] Perfide@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bortles rules!

[โ€“] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe the Gnostics were unto something.

[โ€“] southernbrewer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe in modern media. He's definitely not portrayed as an equal or opposite to God in the bible. He's just another angel

[โ€“] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely. I just reasoned that God is the personification of good while Satan is the personification of evil. It is just a shower thought, a word game, so don't give it too much thought :)