RE: Belief in The Devil in 2015
April 16, 2015 at 11:37 am
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2015 at 11:40 am by DeistPaladin.)
Side Note:
This thread reminded me of AronRa's interview with a leader of an "Satanist Church". Apparently, such things really do exist.
Aron thought, as I did, that this guy was just an atheist engaging, in my opinion, in category confusion. I knew there was a "church" of Levey-style "Satanism" where they don't actually believe in Satan. They just use this equally contrived character of Christianity as a symbol of rebellion. This is why I call it "category confusion". If you don't believe in divine or diabolic agents, you are an atheist. Claiming to be a "Satanist" but not actually believing in Satan or any other supernatural force strikes me as needlessly confusing.
But no, this guy really did believe and worship an actual devil that he thinks really exists.
So about halfway through the video, Aron essentially asks him as he does with all religious people, "OK, what evidence do you have to support what you believe" and he responded, as all religious people do, by whining about being picked on and stormed off the interview.
This line of questioning begins at 29:12.
This thread reminded me of AronRa's interview with a leader of an "Satanist Church". Apparently, such things really do exist.
Aron thought, as I did, that this guy was just an atheist engaging, in my opinion, in category confusion. I knew there was a "church" of Levey-style "Satanism" where they don't actually believe in Satan. They just use this equally contrived character of Christianity as a symbol of rebellion. This is why I call it "category confusion". If you don't believe in divine or diabolic agents, you are an atheist. Claiming to be a "Satanist" but not actually believing in Satan or any other supernatural force strikes me as needlessly confusing.
But no, this guy really did believe and worship an actual devil that he thinks really exists.
So about halfway through the video, Aron essentially asks him as he does with all religious people, "OK, what evidence do you have to support what you believe" and he responded, as all religious people do, by whining about being picked on and stormed off the interview.
This line of questioning begins at 29:12.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
