The devil is not a force outside of us that beckons us with nocturnal whispers to do evil. That is displacement.
The devil is within. We call it the yetser ha-ra. Yes, it is an urge to follow an uncaring path but it is not “other,” it is us.
“…the belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” – Joseph Conrad
The good aspect of this belief system is that we can always choose to rule over it and not vice versa.
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