I blame Loki. The only true god. If he would leave us alone, we would be just fine.

Just a little bit about that from Jim Jeffries.

Its called , being paranoid and blaming other people for what happens in thier lives

It certainly does Emerald; just as much as when people say things like "thank god he's alive" or thank god she was not killed in the car accident", (even though five other people were killed in the same accident) there are a thousand similar mindless exclamations used by the devout, or just plain unthinking.

If the alternative is someone blaming me instead, I will let the Devil take the rap.

Yes.

Some people just need a scapegoat so that they can avoid responsibility for their actions.

Does it annoy me? Not really. Everyone is looking for something to blame for a misfortune, whether that's a supernatural entity, themselves, other people, the weather, etc. For me, it's better to say "Shit happens" and move on with my life.

It allows them to take a pass on being responsible for their actions. I’m not in control, I can’t help it. I say mental institution for them

I've never met a sane person who said that! How bizzarre!

It's just a need to blame someone other than themselves. They also justify an action by saying god told me to do it.

Yes... Yes it does.

One word. Accountability. If one learns to take responsibility for one's actions then it's understood that what happens to you in life should begin with, "how are you involved?" It's something to think about. How many words can you get out of "Evil?"

What bothers me more than this is when people say things like, "I am a work in progress or offer it up to Jesus. Along the same lines I find it very disturbing that so many inmates upon arrival to prison suddenly, "find Jesus".

Well what's baffling about it for me is that some Christians seem to have more faith in Satan than in their deity. They go on about Satan's wiles and deceptions as if their god is powerless before him -- and even before Satan's mere minions. Some of them perform cleansing rituals and toss certain objects (e.g., owls) out of their homes so as not to give these evil entities any purchase or right to be present with them. It becomes, for some of them, a downright obsessive / compulsive neurosis.

It bothers me a lot more when they blame me. The devil can take it, since it's just a fictional character in a sorry and ridiculous fairy tale.

There's no god, and no devil.
Blaming, or crediting, either for anything is asinine.

This is all part of the religious mindset. God has imposed rules that must be followed. Satan manifests himself as anything bad. So yes, temptation. It's all part of the sky-daddy fantasy world. It works both ways too. I hate the phrase "I'm only human." Really? What a crock of shit. It's nothing but the abdication of responsibility for your actions.

Why would delusions that barely impact me impact my mood?

Yes, usually when things go wrong it's because a person fucked up. Leave my lord out of it!

Just as bad as people blaming God for all the good things.

I think the Devil got a bum deal right from the get-go, and his Dad propagated some seriously bad press about him, so he keeps getting blamed and has no way to defend himself. I'll bet he wasn't such a bad guy, but he's probably pretty pissed off now.
...ya know... if he existed.

A big fat YES.

If it don't annoy the devil, why will I be annoyed?