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π°️ Previously
Lucifer was cast out.
The war was over.
Peace returned to Heaven.
π¬ Now
The devils were troubled.
They couldn't overpower God.
A new strategy was needed.
The Tempters' Training College for Young Devils
Graduation Ceremony
I am Screwtape. Senior devil.
Temptation is my craft.
I've come to speak.
"It's an honor to speak here today."
"Force is outdated."
"We have something better."
1. Distort Meaning.
Keep the words. Warp the meaning.
2. Emphasize Equality over Freedom.
Equality is the most tempting word.
3. Trap them in Comparison.
Jealousy and inferiority are Hell's feast.
4. Use Humor.
Laughter dulls responsibility and guilt.
5. Make them Believe they are Neutral.
Before they know it, they'll already be in Hell.
Our goal is not to make them sin.
Lead them to keep rationalizing themselves.
That is enough.
The rest, they'll do on their own.
True evil hides itself.
That's why we love words that sound "Good."
The moment he thinks, "I'm a Good enough person,"
he is already ours.
BANG!
"Wake up!"
"Always be awake."
"We are winning."
"I have great expectations for you."
"You have made me proud."
"That will be all."
The Devil's Lesson
EDUCATED
π Epilogue
Everyone has a plan
until they take her bullet.
"Everyone has a plan
until they get punched in the mouth."
– Mike Tyson
C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters (1942)
Screwtape Proposes a Toast (1959)