Sonspot

M. Scott Peck author of "The Road Less Traveled" has a new Book out called "Glimpses of the Devil" (a review is here). In it he talks about modern day demon possession. Mr. Peck claims to have performed 2 exorcisms himself and had this to say regarding evil:

"There are a great many evil people, I estimate 2 percent. But most people don't need the devil to recruit them to evil. They are capable of recruiting themselves..."

"The subject of Satan is esoteric indeed, but then, I am not so sure how seriously most people take God either, beyond a touch of superficial piety. In our culture, anything you can't see and touch and measure is deemed not worth serious consideration."
(excerpts of interview with Rebecca Trainer of Salon.com)

I have always avoided this topic because it is not something I understand, or at least, don't want to. I agree there is evil in this world, who wouldn't? Are there Demons who force us against our will to perform evil acts? That's harder to swallow since the person could hardly be held accountable for their actions if this is true.

I believe the Demons of such things as addiction can make it appear to the addict that they have no choice but to do whatever evil they need in order to get a fix. I can go that far with it.