I agree with the first part but you lost me on the conclusion… :)
those are quads, not trips, and Satan does exist, regardless of the nature of energy/life force. If enough dipshit Satan worshipers believe he's real, then he's as real as he needs to be from our perspective.
from an individuals perspective, dealing with that negativity, i totally agree, its (mostly) just illusion. But from a global perspective, its an irrelevant question, the world is designed to worship "Satan," respond in kind and figure out if he was literally real after, if you care, I personally dont, fuck him :)