2006-08-19 09:29:20 · 13 answers · asked by Chris M 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Huh? There is no Satan. What are you blathering about?
2006-08-19 09:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Imaginary non-beings say imaginary nothings. Lucifer-the satan-the devil was copied from Zoroaster's Ahriman, during the Hebrews' Persian Captivity. Before this, Yahweh-God sent both good and evil, e.g. hardening a pharoah's heart in Exodus. Eve was tempted by a serpent, not a devil. Read it closely and see. Some parts of the Bible contradict each other, for pre-Persian parts credit Yahweh with such things as David's census, but ante-Persian parts blame the devil for that census. It makes a neater system to have separate sources of good and evil, and the Persians thought of it before the Hebrews did.
2006-08-19 17:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of God plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2006-08-19 20:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's presume that Satan always lies; s/he never tells the truth. Then Satan saying "I am lying" would be the truth, but if it's true, then s/he must be lying, but if that's a lie, then the statement true, but if it's true, then the statement is a lie......
It's a good thing that I'm not an android named Norman. :-)
2006-08-20 07:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is not a Satan or a God my friend it is just here. Look at the mess we have today and have always had . We don't need a super being for that .Would you do that to your children??
2006-08-19 17:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said that every single thing satan said was a lie? He would only do whatever he could to mislead you, therefore he would've said that in a case where someone stated he was a lier. Like I said, To mislead you.
2006-08-19 16:40:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he said "I am lying" and he's really lying it would be true !!!
If he said "I'm lying " and he's saying the truth...it would be a lie !!!
Simple logic...
2006-08-19 19:46:27 · answer #7 · answered by Susana C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the bible it says that satan is the father of lies.
2006-08-19 16:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by annie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would it make a difference? Most people assume he is anyway.
2006-08-19 16:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by thompsonandrewc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, he is lying.
2006-08-19 16:44:17 · answer #10 · answered by santa s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋