The devil made me do it...or my lack of cortisol did

Ever heard the theory that Satan goes after ministers or people in authority in the church with, like, a special fury?

"Being in a position of power also may make people feel that they can do no wrong. In recent experiments, Dana Carney, a psychologist at Columbia University's business school, has found that acquiring power makes people more comfortable committing acts they might otherwise be reluctant to commit, like lying or cheating. As people rise to a position of power, she has shown, their bodies generate more testosterone, a hormone associated with aggression and risk-taking, and less cortisol, a chemical that the body generates in response to stress.

'Having power changes you physiologically, reducing your body's internal feedback that tells you which actions are good or bad,' says Prof. Carney. 'Power temporarily intoxicates you.'"
-from the Wall Street Journal

So if something can be scientifically explained does that detract from the spiritualness of the truth? Does it somehow validate it?

Are you more likely to be on your guard from an attack from Satan or from being hormonal?

Is it, in fact, helpful to think that Satan is somehow more interested in your downfall than in the downfall of a member of congress?

Whatever gets you through the night.

Or maybe:

Whatever keeps you from ruining your life and the lives around you.