I’ve been thinking about what I would do if I were the devil. Among other things I would try to convince the world that I do not exist. I would persuade people that there is no such thing as ...

Magical thinking—the need to believe that one ... In Portugal, for example, people walk backward so the devil will not know where they’re heading. In Middle Eastern countries, people hang ...

In the movie, “The Usual Suspects,” Verbal Kint says, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” I say the second greatest lie he ever told is that ...