Those who won’t take responsibility will find someone to blame.

“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
— Robert Anthony

• The Devil provides an ever-ready reason to indict an opponent and exonerate yourself. Having these handy rationales is why people are drawn to judgmental religions in the first place.
• An odd use of The Devil is as an excuse for your own failure. You would think that admitting yourself evil would damn your efforts, but religion offers a pass. By admitting your failure and renouncing your allegiance you can be absolved, only requires a donation and a pledge of subservience.
• Relying on a higher power means you don’t have to argue your point; you don’t have to know anything. You are right by virtue of your allegiance and affiliation.
• Simple religions and material cultures don’t offer a path to virtue, they offer comfort. Virtue requires vision, courage, and commitment. You must have some direction, the willingness to move into unknown territory, and the resilience to learn through failure. Failure is the path to paradise, it teaches you how wrong you were.

Lacking a Sense of Virtue

The Devil

The Institution

Hell

Paradise

Counseling

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