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Do you Believe in the Devil?

Submitted by tcblack on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:52pm
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Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?
Hobbes: I'm not sure man needs the help.
Calvin: You just can't talk to animals about these things.

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RE a supreme evil being

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Submitted by gephartr on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 4:27pm.

"a supreme evil being"

Nope, I would not believe in that. The deceiver is far from a supreme being.

Well when you put it that way...

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Submitted by tcblack on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 9:21pm.

I guess not in terms of supreme over all things. And let's face it Waterson wasn't and isn't a theologian to my knowledge. But this has always been one of my favorite Calvin Comics - both because it raises the question which so many North American Christians inherently doubt (Satan is real) and simultaneously points a rather bony finger at the depravity of man.

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Submitted by gephartr on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 7:01pm.

Understood Tom, and it is a good comic. :)