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| In the Bahá'í Writings, the terms 'Satan' and 'satanic' are used metaphorically to refer to the lower, base, selfish side of human beings, in contrast to their higher, virtuous, selfless side. Bahá'ís do not believe evil originates in a creature called Satan but that the capacity for 'satanic' actions, like the capacity for good, exists within man himself. Bahá'u'lláh explains: 'Know verily that Knowledge is of two kinds: Divine and Satanic. The one welleth out from the fountain of divine inspiration; the other is but a reflection of vain and obscure thoughts. The source of the former is God Himself; the motive-force of the latter the whisperings of selfish desire.'5 |
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