In our ignorance and complacency, we deride ancient stories about the nature of evil, equating them halfconsciously with childish things best put away. This is an exceedingly arrogant position. There is no evidence whatsoever that we und erstand the nature of evil any better than our forebears, despite our psychology, even though our expanded technological power has made us much more dangerous when we are possessed. Our ancestors were at least constantly concerned with the problem of evil.
