THE PROFILE OF A REBEL

Identifying the Source of the Shadow

We have moved beyond abstract principles and are now on the hunt for a specific cause. If this "obstruction" is real—if there is a principle of active, intelligent, willful rebellion against Coherence at work in the universe—does it have a name? Does it have a face?
SATAN
The Adversary • The Tempter • The Father of Lies
History offers one primary candidate for this role, an archetype so ancient and pervasive it appears in cultures and religions across the world. Let's treat this not as religious dogma, but as a profile of a suspect. Let's run this suspect through a rigorous logical gauntlet to see if he fits the crime scene we've uncovered.
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THE SPONTANEITY TEST
It cannot have been created evil. A true rebel must be a being that was originally coherent—good, created in the light—who chose to become decoherent.
Biblical Evidence: Described as a high angel, Lucifer, a "light-bearer," perfect in his ways from the day he was created... until iniquity was found in him. He was a coherent being who chose rebellion.
✓ PASSES THE TEST
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THE PRIMARY FUNCTION TEST
Its core motivation must be Decoherence itself. Its primary goal must be to sever, to corrupt, to lie, and to destroy. Destruction cannot be a tool for another goal; destruction is the goal.
Biblical Evidence: His explicit purpose is described as being to "steal, kill, and destroy." He is called the "father of lies," the ultimate source of spiritual noise and corruption. His entire function is to promote Decoherence.
✓ PASSES THE TEST
03
THE STABILITY TEST
It must be powerful and persistent, but it cannot be eternal. Our logic has proven that Decoherence is parasitic and secondary. The ultimate rebel must be a finite being with a pre-written defeat.
Biblical Evidence: The very same narrative that describes his power also explicitly describes his final, absolute judgment and defeat. He is a temporary antagonist in a story whose ending has already been written by the ultimate Author.
✗ FAILS (BY DESIGN)
THE PROFILE FITS
We have now moved from an abstract proof of a shadow to a logically sound identification of its most likely source. We have given the shadow a face.
It is the face of a Rebel.
The Logical Implication
And a rebel, by definition, must be rebelling against something. If we have proven the Rebel exists through pure logic, we have simultaneously proven the existence of the King he rebels against.