Depends. If you believe in a God then you would have to believe in a Devil; in the same way as you cannot believe in darkness unless you know what light is.
(Somebody who was born blind & has never seen colours or white light does not know that they are in "the dark")
If you don't believe in God then you won't need to believe in the Devil to balance him/her out. If you do believe in Good, then you must believe in Evil. Some people don't believe in either God or devil, Good or Evil, (they just believe that everything "just happens" and it is not good or bad) -- we call them "psychopaths".
There is no evidence to suggest that any "devil" actually exists. It would be inappropriate to assert certain views onto others that may not follow the same beliefs or religions.
The evidence an folklore about the mythical devil paints a different picture from the "father of evil" often portrayed in sermons.
Initialy Christian Bible portrays the devil as a caretaker or manager of the secular affairs of the Earth. He tests people to see if they can be tempted or make the right decision but does not force evil on them. He appears to be on good terms with the Christian God - after all the idle bar bet over the piety of Job led that individual into getting a long period of bad luck, all supplied by God and not the devil.
In the Middle Ages stories (and modern literature) about selling your soul to the devil he is seen as bumbler - trying to be the Prince of Darkness but always confounded by tricky humans who weasel out of the contract.
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