oc wrote on 08/10/12 at 20:57:09: If you are not Christian, then what do you view a demon as?
A demon is a an energy being who has the basic abilities that all other demons has But has Advanced in one or two extra that other demons do not . Moreover; each demon has demons of the same power forming a clan.
If I address the magic demon for example: it will be calling one of that clan members . Because they live in a hierarchy tribal society where the whole clan has a certain power that differs them from other clans and they have their own symbols.
oc wrote on 08/10/12 at 20:57:09: It also implies, since in Christianity most demons "became" demons by sinning (from what I understand, please correct me if I'm wrong), that these demons are indeed always evil
No dear you are wrong : if demons became demons by sinning then what were they before sinning? they were not evil before sinning.
oc wrote on 08/10/12 at 20:57:09:(especially for some branches of Christianity that claim that humans are evil, too) -- if they repent and became angels again, they would not be demons. How do you counter this?
I have read the old and new testaments along with other religions.
In Christianity you go to the church to confess saying " forgive me father for i have sinned. Does that make you evil or a demon ?
In Islam you are asked to repent when you do bad deeds and that God is merciful and will forgive you if you are truly sorry and will make things up for the better . Is sinning make you PURE evil ?
I do think that Lucifer was an angel and he defied God but i do know that he was not created as the other angels were. I mean logically why
would an angel who knows and witnessed God power defy a force he cannot withstand a chance against ?
Now So many people know that a human being has both the good and bad seed implanted on but it is a matter of choice for us .
As for those who say you can manifest your thought and you can create a demon . I agree with them because we know that there is a supreme power ( God ) that is running things in a systematic way let alone different religions has similar things that implies they may have the same origin. We were created from this power and we may have some of its abilities like creating art and other things.
Tell me what do you think .
Sorry for making this long.