He's quoted saying "...because we are beset by the ‘elegant demon,’ who does not make a loud entrance, but comes with flowers in his hand". Sure you could take

He's quoted saying "...because we are beset by the ‘elegant demon,’ who does not make a loud entrance, but comes with flowers in his hand". Sure you could take this as metaphorical but it's also, almost verbatim, the opening act of Satan's return to Earth. Idk it's more interesting rhetoric and at the end of the day, arguing semantics than anything, speaking as a non-believer.