A Wandering Coracle

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A Brief History of Satan

A Brief History of Satan

"Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only by losing your bishop." - C.S. Lewis

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A philosopher once said to me, “If Nietzsche is correct and God is dead, then presumably he took Satan with him.” He then rustled the newspaper he was holding and added, “But that doesn’t seem to be the case, does it?”

No, it doesn’t.

“I guess that means God isn’t dead, either.”

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