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RE: Satanism is not atheism
March 17, 2015 at 12:47 pm
I don't know, there's Gnostism: The god of the OT was a fatally flawed god who made earth in a fit a rebelliousness spite and trapped a number spirits here on this planet, thus dooming them to death. We are those doomed spirits and Jesus came to give us the secret knowledge to escape our fate and become the true gods we actually are when we die. The knowledge is a sort of self knowledge rather that a secret handshake. It's bunk too. But it's prettier bunk than the usually Christian and Islamic fare and at least it explains evil.
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RE: Satanism is not atheism
March 17, 2015 at 12:48 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2015 at 12:48 pm by Alex K.)
This gets complicated so much by LaVeyan satanism which is not theistic, or something. I really don't care anymore, but apparently these Satanists will tell you that, of course they don't believe in or worship the devil.
So a less confusing phrasing of the OP might be: "atheism is not devil worship"
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RE: Satanism is not atheism
March 17, 2015 at 1:04 pm
(March 17, 2015 at 11:59 am)Norman Humann Wrote: No shit.
I suspect this thread is in response to that Ninja fellow equating atheims and Satanism.
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RE: Satanism is not atheism
March 17, 2015 at 1:31 pm
Well, clearly it has led to some sort of discussion.
The point about LaVeyan Satanism being better termed as "carnalism" is interesting. Could you elaborate, dontsaygoodnight?
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RE: Satanism is not atheism
March 17, 2015 at 3:20 pm
(March 17, 2015 at 12:40 pm)robvalue Wrote: If I was going to worship any of those guys, it would satan though. He's the only one who had the balls to stand up to that nimrod.
Yeah, Lucifer seems like the only one in the whole idiotic story who has his head screwed on right.
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