By MAN WITH STICK
Added: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:28:08 UTC

This is rather simplified considering all the many different religious doctrines and doesn't seem very original but i've not heard it said anywhere else and would be interested in what possible religious responses to it there could be. I think this is aimed at the more fire and brimstone believers.

For arguments sake allow each statement to be true (literally)

1. If God exists, Satan exists
2. If God is eternally good, Satan is eternally evil
3. God rewards the good/righteous in the afterlife
4. Satan punishes the bad/unrighteous in the afterlife
5. Someone punishing a bad act is a form of justice and could be considered a good deed.
6. If Satan punished the good in the afterlife this would be evil but he punishes the wicked making him good
7. Satan does good acts.

If you agree with the following logic, how can this be? Satan a do-gooder...who'd have thought it?

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