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Belief, in one of the various Gods, born thousands of years ago in the Middle East is fine. OK. But does this or that U.S. presidential candidate believe in the Devil and the concept of Evil as a force in itself, apart from actions of men stemming from ignorance, fear, superstition and various forms of insanity?The scriptures written more than one, two or three thousands of years ago by scribes in the desert, the Bible for instance, all contain references of God conversing with the Devil. Recent U.S. presidents have often mentioned the existence of Evil in the world as a self-propelling power intent on harming us. Why is this kind of talk or thinking not considered mentally unbalanced or at least wierd?
Therein lies the danger of unbalanced judgment by whoever becomes the next most powerful individual in the world. The President exercises personal control over secret orders to the CIA, an organization exempt from all national and international laws during its covert actions. As Commander in Chief, he oversees an arsenal of tens of thousands of atom and hydrogen bombs, and we often hear mention of something called ‘ the nuclear option being on the table’.
Seeing the Devil or some imagined or prophesized metaphysical force, instead of seeing the effects of human ignorance, fear, hunger, injustice, socially inculcated materialism and cases of power driven insanity, is truly worrisome for us non-believers in the Devil and non-believers in an independent force vaguely called Evil!
P.S. Native American noble spirituality is far removed from traditions born in Palestine emphasizing a fearful original cause. Most Native American nations worship(ed) a Great Spirit wondrously manifested in sky, earth and water to be noticed most dramatically in the eyes of all creatures. The religions, which surpass the Mid East in devil belief and devil worship, are to be found in the darkest corners of human history and no longer exist there. Why fore do Americans countenance such ancient and frightening beliefs here in modern space age scientific surroundings?
