God and/or Satan

In a previous post, I mentioned Satan at work in the world. I'd like to clarify that statement.

Satan is an embodiment of the perverse human desire for self-deception and ultimately self-destruction. This remains true regardless of whether such an entity exists or does not.

And after all, there is a sense, at least, in which Uncle Sam and Smokey Bear are real and alive. In a sense.

I prefer not to worry too much about categories, when it comes to such beings.

I once mentioned a ghost we used to have in our house to someone who said sternly, "DO you really believe in ghosts?" I replied, "I don't believe in ghosts, but I also don't go out of my way to ignore them."

Or as a woman said in Meeting yesterday, "I don't know if there is a God, but I like to feel His presence in this room."