Christians were WRONG to brand Satan evil as scientist insists devil is good

Express ^ | PUBLISHED: 11:01, Sat, Jul 22, 2017 | UPDATED: 14:41, Sat, Jul 22, 2017 | Sean Martin

[vannrox]

I think this is absolute nonsense.

[P.O.E.]

I do like his food cake.

[kearnyirish2]

“a scientist who has spent more than 40 years researching the subject”

I’m going to guess he didn’t apply the scientific method to this “Satan” that can’t be examined - or even seen.

[olezip]

The shock claim comes from a scientist who has spent more than 40 years researching the subject.

He needs to keep on researching. One year's experience repeated 40 times does not produce a valid assertion.

Keep on studying!

[Tax-chick]

Henry Ansgar Kelly, a research professor from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

The very old gentleman is a "distinguished research professor of English," according to Wikipedia. He is offering a literary interpretation, which is, indeed, in keeping with his area of expertise. It is not shocking or scandalous: it is the same-old, same-old from people of his sort.

It's funny that the author and/or publisher of the article thought a professor of English was a "scientist."

[odawg]

How does he ignore the plain statements of Jesus? The man is insane.

[princeofdarkness]

#FakeSatanicScience

[Tax-chick]

See my post #5: this professor’s “science” is English.

[Vaquero]

I would say the vast preponderance of ‘scientists’ do not believe in Satan.

This is a personal observation of scientists I have run across and not a scientific sampling.

[Stevenc131]

As that great philosopher Bugs Bunny would say, “what a maroon”.

[kearnyirish2]

Very funny; soon he’ll be on the History Channel testifying that Sodom & Gomorrah were hit by meteors. Anything to distort the message...

Does he know the Bible wasn’t written in English?

[Ronin]

Satan worship has historically been hidden, but now is coming out into the open. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that regardless of name, the Adversary uses lies and deception on virtually everyone he/she/it interacts with.

[Dr. Sivana]

Professor Kelly suggests Christians have got it wrong and Satan was actually trying to do good and is on God’s side, but got “overzealous” in his judgements.

He think s he is smarter than he is, also forgrtting that the chief sin is pride.

Philosophically, the devil has many "goods". He is intelligent and he has powers. These in and of themselves are good. Evil is not a thing, but the lack of something that should be present. Hatred of God and contempt of Man are evils. Since the devil has decided to embrace this hatred and act accordingly, he can be said to have embraced evil. The ultimate under-achiever.

As far as Satan "trying to do good", that is true of EVERY bad action. We pursue a lesser good (e.g. justifying stealing in order to buy a nice thing, with the nice thing not being evil in itself nor the proper use of it).

[Vaquero]

English is many things. It can be used to describe scientific treatises. It is not, in itself, a science

[ScottfromNJ]

John 10:10

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

[TigerClaws]

Check out this ceremony for CERN - an attempt to open a portal to another dimension.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZAQNo9bXwI

Scientific experiment?

[Tax-chick]

You understand that, and I understand that. However, the people behind this article obviously saw “Research Professor” and visualized Dr. Sheldon Cooper rather than a lit-crit dinosaur.

[Tax-chick]

Does he know the Bible wasn’t written in English?

Just like Jesus talked!

[grey_whiskers]

What was his name again? Augustus Frost?

Ouroborindra ba-ba-he!

[deadrock]

The premise is not new.

"Accordingly, I know of no greater absurdity than that of most metaphysical systems which declare evil to be something negative; whereas it is precisely that which is positive and makes itself felt. On the other hand, that which is good, in other words, all happiness and satisfaction, is negative, that is, the mere elimination of a desire and the ending of a pain." Arthur Schopenhauer