[betty boop]

After the dedication, Lewis has two quotes, both mocking the devil....

Might as well put up the quotes!

"The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn." — Martin Luther

"The devil . . . the prowde spirite ... cannot endure to be mocked." — Thomas More

Thank you so very much for your insights, Cronos — especially your points (2) and (3):

"Of course the key theme is that we can fall into two extremes that are error-prone: denying demons exist or getting obsessed with them."

Seems to me demons do exist; and the best way to deal with them is as Luther and More direct: Simply dismiss them by ridicule. This saves one from "obsessing" about them....

Free will in action.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for sharing those quotes and especially your insights, dearest sister in Christ! Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. - James 4:7

[spirited irish]

bb: Seems to me demons do exist; and the best way to deal with them is as Luther and More direct: Simply dismiss them by ridicule. This saves one from “obsessing” about them....

Spirited: The same holds true for the Devil’s “human tools.”

[Cronos]

Devils DO exist. The simplest way to know if there is a spirit at play is to pray to God, call on God, Jesus Christ and firmly tell the demon Vade retro Satana: Step back/go away Satan