“NO ONE WITH A SCIENTIFIC OR LOGICAL MIND BELIEVES THAT THE DEVIL IS REAL!” (Oh, Really?)

“I have never known anyone with a scientific or analytical or logical mind who believes in the devil.”

Nice to meet you.

For I, with a mind that can observe patterns, follow evidence, cling to reason, and love the symmetry of logic, still confess without embarrassment—there is a devil, an adversary, a malignant personality whose fingerprints stain the edges of human history. And reason itself, if pursued honestly, will whisper the same conclusion. The Bible confirms this reality. Jesus speaks of the enemy who “comes only to steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10), and Peter describes him as a prowling lion, hungry and restless (1 Peter 5:8). But before we look at Scripture, let us look at the world; for the world testifies loudly.

One of the most basic principles of reason—one even Asimov would tip his hat toward—is that effects demand causes. We see hatred erupting with unnatural ferocity; we see cruelty that defies evolutionary benefit; we see destruction that offers no survival advantage; we see the strange and chilling unity of evil across cultures, centuries, and civilizations. The same patterns appear in Babylon, in Rome, in Berlin, in modern cities glowing beneath neon lights; they appear in the quiet sins of the heart and in the public horrors of war. Such universal moral darkness does not behave like mere human error—it behaves like a contagion with an intelligence. Paul hinted at this when he spoke of “the rulers of the darkness of this age” (Ephesians 6:12), but even without his words the logic stands: persistent patterns of coordinated evil point to something personal, persistent, and dark.

And consider consciousness—this mysterious flame the scientific mind cannot reduce to chemistry without losing its glow. If the human mind is more than matter—if love, yearning, hope, and moral conviction are real—then it is logically consistent, not absurd, to acknowledge other minds beyond the material realm. The unseen is not irrational; it is simply unmeasured. Gravity was unseen long before it was understood; electricity was unseen long before it was harnessed; dark matter still eludes eyes but shapes galaxies. Why should a spiritual world be dismissed simply because the instruments of our age have not yet learned how to listen? Jesus Himself declared that “God is Spirit” (John 4:24), and where there is a realm of spirit, there is room—reasonably, logically—for both angels and fallen angels.

Then look at the moral architecture within the human soul—a law written inwardly, a compass pointing somewhere beyond ourselves. Why does the conscience speak in a voice not our own? Why does temptation feel like an external pull rather than a mere malfunction of neurons? Why does evil sometimes arrive with timing, precision, and persuasion as though whispered by a strategist? Scripture describes the tempter who comes “at an opportune time” (Luke 4:13), but human experience alone suggests that moral conflict is not merely biological—it is tactical. Something pushes back when we lean toward goodness. Something applauds silently when we drift toward harm. Something studies us.

Finally, reason demands that we acknowledge what history has already shown: wherever humanity denies the existence of objective evil, evil grows bolder; wherever we declare the enemy mythical, the enemy marches unhindered. Jesus spoke of the devil as a murderer from the beginning (John 8:44), yet even apart from His words we need only listen to the cries rising from suffering nations, broken families, ruined lives, and addicted souls. Something is orchestrating the worst of what we are. Something ancient. Something malevolent. Something real.

So yes—nice to meet you.

I am scientific, analytical, logical, and unashamed.

And reason leads me to affirm what Scripture seals: there is a devil, an adversary, an accuser, and a destroyer—but also a defeated foe, crushed beneath the heel of the risen Christ (Romans 16:20).

BDD