☢The Theistic Response➼ to Atheists saying, "It Doesn't mean God Did it"

[The Joker]

One of the most glaring problems with the evolutionary story of vertebrates is the lack of transitional forms. As in other fossil groups, major phyla appear abruptly and fully formed in the fossil record. Fact mutations aren't evolution. Is there any observed case where random chance events created complex molecules with enormous amounts of information like that found in DNA or RNA? If not, then why should we assume it happened in the past?

Fossils aren't the only record.  DNA and the study of embryos also tells the story.  They with what fossils survive the test of time -hardly something one should expect- support each other nicely.  But keep repeating the mantra I highlighted if you'd rather not know the truth.  Just because evolution is real doesn't mean you are required to evolve.  Fingers in the ears now, get them in there good and deep.

There’s no direct, observable experiment that can ever be performed. Scientists can measure bones, study mutations, decode DNA, and notice similarities in morphology (the form and structure of animals and plants), but they can never test evolutionary events in the past. All point mutations that have been studied on the molecular level turn out to reduce the genetic information and not to increase it. There is no evidence for evolution but just variations within a kind, for example there might be different types of dogs but a dog is still a dog.

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You do know there are satan worshippers that believes in God? Worshipping satan is an absolute certainity of being damned.

If there are such groups, they're not called Satanists. 'Satanist' was a word first used by early Christians to attack other Christian denominations for being heretics. The first group of people to use Satanism to describe a developed, working set of beliefs in how to interact with the world was Anton LaVey and his inner circle. Anton LaVey admits in The Satanic Bible that Satanists do not believe in any god or gods, but rather in forces of nature.

If there are people using the term "Satanist" to describe themselves as theistic individuals who worship an anthropomorphic deity called "Satan," I've never met them and I'm not sure how they're even coming to the conclusion that they are Satanists. Satanism is about individuality and getting the most out of life by pursuing personal goals and accepting yourself as a carnal being who has certain needs, wants and desires. Granted that's quite a simplification of the belief system. It's not about worshiping the devil, or anyone or thing for that matter.

Satanism is not about faith or worship but rather study. You don't become a Satanist, you read the literature and find a reflection of yourself in it and decide you will adopt this title that describes what you already are.

Hail Satan!

to whateverist: Yes a large part of me calling myself a Satanist is that I consider myself to be an opponent to all organized religion. While I'm not so outspoken about it I have no problem telling a Christian, Muslim, Jew or Buddhist why they're batshit crazy. But Satanism does also describe a set of beliefs that I happen to hold. Once again it's not about becoming a Satanist so much as reading The Satanic Bible and finding a reflection of yourself in the words you read. I would hedge my bets on saying that many more people are Satanists than who realizes it. Many people, even if they read the literature and agreed with what was written, would still probably not want to adopt the title. I happen to be content with adopting the title and using it to describe my beliefs.

Is this the Satanist order of the "Do What Thou Wilt"?