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In the [[Abrahamic faiths]] of [[Earth]], the devil was a being who tempted [[Humans]] to commit evil deeds.<ref name="TOS00"/> The term was also used as a mild curse.<ref name="TOS00"/><ref name="TOS02"/> The devil had many names, including Satan<ref name="TOS07"/> and Lucifer, who was featured as a character in [[Milton, John|John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]].'' [[Singh, Khan Noonien|Khan Noonien Singh]] referred to the book when facing exile to [[Ceti Alpha V]]; in the book, Lucifer stated, "It is better to reign in [[Hell]] than to serve in [[Heaven]]."<ref name="TOS24"/> [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] once compared [[Spock]] to the devil in an attempt to provoke an emotional reaction from the [[Vulcans|Vulcan]], who was under the influence of [[pod plants|alien]] [[spores]].<ref name="TOS25"/>
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In the [[Abrahamic faiths]] of [[Earth]], the devil was a being who tempted [[Humans]] to commit evil deeds.<ref name="TOS00"/> The term was also used as a mild curse.<ref name="TOS00"/><ref name="TOS02"/> The devil had many names, including Satan<ref name="TOS07"/> and Lucifer, who was featured as a character in [[Milton, John|John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]].'' [[Singh, Khan Noonien|Khan Noonien Singh]] referred to the book when facing exile to [[Ceti Alpha V]]; in the book, Lucifer stated, "It is better to reign in [[Hell]] than to serve in [[Heaven]]."<ref name="TOS24"/> [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] once compared [[Spock]] to the devil in an attempt to provoke an emotional reaction from the [[Vulcans|Vulcan]], who was under the influence of [[pod plants|alien]] [[spores]].<ref name="TOS25"/> [[Tracey, Ron|Ron Tracey]] made the same comparison in an effort to convince the [[Yangs]] of [[Omega IV]] that Spock was their enemy.<ref name="TOS54"/>
 
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In the Abrahamic faiths of Earth, the devil was a being who tempted Humans to commit evil deeds.[1] The term was also used as a mild curse.[1][2] The devil had many names, including Satan[3] and Lucifer, who was featured as a character in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Khan Noonien Singh referred to the book when facing exile to Ceti Alpha V; in the book, Lucifer stated, "It is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven."[4] Kirk once compared Spock to the devil in an attempt to provoke an emotional reaction from the Vulcan, who was under the influence of alien spores.[5] Ron Tracey made the same comparison in an effort to convince the Yangs of Omega IV that Spock was their enemy.[6]

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