Exactly the attitude that needs a red pill. I would be curious to know how you would "know" the answer?

Here's my take: In scripture, God sends Satan "into the world." But the "world" is not identical to the Creation, or it would be a usurpation of God's sovereignty. The "world" has an odd usage in the Bible; it pertains to all that is of human making, and the reality we construct for ourselves. A kind of spiritual egg to live within, apart from the omnipresence of God. So, this is where Satan dwells, within us. He has no part in the aspects of nature, the seas, the trees, the winds, the sands. He dwells within us, each and every one of us, for the sake of our corruption. And a chief heresy is for him to convince us that by looking inward we find God. We find him. Works like a charm. We don't need to "find" God. God is all around us. He is present at our elbow, attending. He is present in the beauty of nature. We can always and immediately talk with Him (he urges us to do so). It is NOT a conversation that happens between our ears. In the Bible, Satan is largely impotent when it comes to touching on the Creation. He finds his method to be spiritual possession of God's creatures---mainly man, because man knows sin and therefore is attuned to Satan's temptations and ways of thinking. Anyway, that is what coheres with what the Bible tells us. Please consider it.