(April 9, 2017 at 12:48 pm)AceBoogie Wrote:(April 9, 2017 at 8:09 am)Brian37 Wrote: Humans cannot be fictional things either, sure they can dream up fiction, but you cannot be a God anymore than you can be Superman. Worship of a God is the same as worship of the state, both foolish. Worship of yourself also. There is a huge difference between valuing oneself and being self centered. Trump worships himself, nothing any really empathetic person should aspire to be in reality.
Satan doesn't exist either so I do find the new age nutters trying to make "Satanism" a new religion just as silly.
I am sure your post was sarcastic, but still, this was for anyone who might read this, not just for you.
Eh, yes and no. I was being a bit dramatic, sure, but I truly am a Satanist.
I consider myself to be the center of my own universe and I devote my life to pursuing happiness and fulfillment in this world.
Do I literally believe I am a god in the sense that I have supernatural powers and can create and destroy things with my mind? No. That's just silly.
I do however believe in being honest with myself about my animal nature and I believe in doing what is best for me in life, including helping those that I love and care about. The point I was attempting to make with MK is that it is in our nature to attempt to reconcile certain ideas by ascribing different things to "god." But if we are completely honest with ourselves I think we'll find that even when we prayed to "god" as theists, we were simply praying to some higher version of ourselves, some fantasy version of us that exists only within our minds.
That's why people tend to ascribe qualities to "god" that coincide with their personal beliefs. It's simply a projection of your own will... your own thoughts and feelings. That's why I say that I'm God and I worship me. I think there is nothing wrong with being self centered as long as you are aware that you are self centered and you are disciplined enough to control your own ego.
In a nutshell, Satanism isn't about worshiping any sort of deity. It's about being the best version of you that you can be, becoming a god so to speak, and pursuing fulfillment in this life by accepting yourself as an animal and allowing yourself to be as honest with you as you can be... then and only then do I believe that I can truly be happy in following my desires and goals. That's just for me. To each their own.
Why? "Satan" is a word rooted in religion and mythology. You don't need it, it offers nothing new, it wont automatically make you do good or bad, it is still like any old religion just as superfluous. The new agers who do this are simply trying to take an old idea and create an alternative to the past. Nope sorry, trying to create a new club and strip it of old beliefs and superstitions and deities is all you are doing.
I don't even like it when atheists try to create their own "churches" and set up their own ideas of a perfect moral list. Evolution produces individuals, and our species ability to be cruel or compassionate is in that, in the individual, not the artificial clubs we create.
