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Strider102 posted...

Satan was never even really evil. He got cast out of Heaven because he didn't agree with God. God said "Nah, fuck you dude. I'M God, you're just my slave that has to do what I tell you when I tell you. You don't have a choice!"

Then Satan was like "Nah, fuck that dude. I refuse to be your slave."

So God said "Tough luck friend, I used to love you above any other, but now, I cast you out of Heaven so you can suffer for eternity, bitch."

And thus began Satan's conquest for liberation and God's conquest to have everything he wants with no one to resist or question him.

Originally Satan (or literally just "the accuser", satan is not a name) is probably part of Yahweh's divine assembly, and this is how he acts in most of his OT appearances.

Slowly the idea of Satan evolves in the root of all evil in the world, which I understand is largely the result of Zoroastrian influences.

Slowly that turns into the Fallen Angel Lucifer thing, which is immortalized in John Milton's Paradise Lost and which is basically accepted as canon to most Christians for some reason.

But yeah, in any other context in storytelling you would think most people would find it admirable when the underdog stands up against the authority who demands unquestioning subservience and obedience. But in Christianity it's bad, because it's bad. Because Yahweh deserves it. Because he just does ok. Don't think about it.