God, in Chapter 4 of Genesis, chronicles how Cain was crestfallen and resentful that God favored Abel over Cain: (Verse 6) "Why are you so resentful and crestfallen? If you do well, you can hold up your head; but if not, sin is a demon lurking at the door: his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master."
Either the Bible is to be believed or not, followed or not. How can any Christian or Jew believe that God exists and but that demons do not exist after reading this spoken word from the mouth of Yahweh to Cain? I conclude that God exists and Satan exists. Good Spirits exist and Evil Spirits exist.
If you do not improve yourself, and individuate, then as individuators like Abel pass you by, you have the demon in you: you come to believe that you cannot compete. The individuator is favored by God, so crestfallen, resentful nonindividuators persecute the good and individuating.
As Yahweh reminded Cain, he too could do well and hold up his head. He needed to believe that he could compete, and bring himself up to Abel's level, nor bring Abel down to his level, or just eliminate him.
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