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[counterfeitheart]

[After finding a new communicator in a mug and seeing that it didn't have a username registered... Lucifer figured he could try actually talking directly to the station, without the proxy of Kira.]

Good Evening, Reverie Station.

I have been wondering something that is not immediately relevant. How many of you believe in God? Or in Gods? If you do, do you worship them?

Conversely, do you believe in Hell? Demons? The Devil?

I realize this is a lot of questions, and I apologize, but it would be quite nice if you would satisfy my curiosity.

One more question- for those faithful and those who are not, how would you react, should you meet someone that turns out to be the First of the Fallen? Whether you believe or not, let's say in this hypothetical situation that you do.

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[magneticfields]

All of us are wrong to some degree. Including yourself. That's why it's important to question everything, including G-d.

[ Even at the risk of a dislocated hip.

The question of an afterlife gives him pause. He'd like to believe in such a thing. It seems to give people comfort. ]

Essentially, no. There is no afterlife. At least not as it's commonly believed to exist. G-d is ineffable. A word. An idea. A philosophy. All of this and none of it.

[counterfeitheart]

That's true enough.

[He can agree that he's been wrong. Probably recently. He's certainly not infallible.]

That's not entirely incorrect! Human souls do not experience life after death in the way that most think that they do. If you can call it an afterlife at all.

The rest I certainly don't agree with, but the answer is not unexpected. I'm not sure I should argue against it, though? I think that the belief in and of itself isn't detrimental, even if it isn't true according to my experience.

Call me a 'rebellious spirit' then, if you will.

[magneticfields]

We're all rebellious spirits in one way or another. In practice, a great deal of my faith boils down to arguing amongst ourselves and with authority. Which includes G-d. From bargaining to save a few more souls from destruction to actually, physically wrestling with Him.