You are the center of your universe. Its basically just do what you want. Its your life, you will end up dead anyway, so might as well have fun while your here. Live for yourself and for no one else.
I have a few satanist friends, and they way the describe it makes perfect sense... its just not the person I AM.
I don't think its evil at all though... its just... what you believe [I wonder how many "thumbs down" I'll get for this, ]
and actually, to flip sum, Buddhists do NOT worship Buddha, as that was exactly what he was AGAINST. Buddhists have no god, as Buddha [or if you prefer his real name, Sidhartha Guitama] was not a god, it was a prince who threw away his title in order to reach enlightenment.
Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and context. The word, in basic context, can refer to the worship of the devil. or the left hand path belief system founded by Anton LaVey. It is often the practice of any given Satanist not to refer to themselves with a hyphenated prefix. Each "type" of Satanist will usually refer to themselves only as Satanists. But to identify which type of Satanism is being referred to, they are known as LaVeyan Satanists and Theistic Satanists. The word can also be used as a derogatory term towards any belief system of which the speaker disapproves.
Honestly, I think satanism is everything that goes against God's word. The bible says that if we aren't for Him, then we're against Him.
The people who claim to be satanists are most likely trying to be not in the norm.. to stand out even if they don't know what they are standing out against.
I don't believe they tell the truth about it. I know a man who said he was into this and went to a house of satanists and he personally saw satanic altars in every room and it was a very large house with many altars.
If they don't actually worship Satan, they do read the satanic Bible. But I believe they do and that they are lying to say they don't.
Another proof that they are lying is this: I know of a young man ( he is about 40 now) but at the time was in his 20s when he got involved with some satanists (he was a friend of my nephew). These satanists set up chairs and were going to have a regular satanic worship service with him included. He had been told they don't do this too, but they do and try to keep it a secret. They threatened him with death if he didn't worship and stay with them. He left the cult and they sent demons after him. The time I saw him he was being severely oppressed by demonic forces. If he had gone to a psychiatrist the doctor probably would have said he's a schizophrenic but that wasn't the case. He was being tormented by evil spirits sent as a curse from the satanists. He had a huge upside down cross on him--thinking that might protect him maybe.
It is quite interesting, how you order people not to say what they don't know, while almost all of them ' including yourself probably' say a lot about Islam 'for example' and KNOW nothing.
Sorry, this was clearly not an answer to your question, but I could not stop myself saying it. Forgive me please.
They worship things depicted as "bad" or "evil" in the Aberhamic religions. They are atheists that are mean, that's just it really. Oh and they are dark, and look it up on Wikipedia.
"LaVeyan Satanism is a religion founded in 1966 by Anton LaVey. Current church teachings have laid claim to philosophical ideas such as individualism, self-indulgence, and "eye for an eye" morality, and teachings from Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand. Borrowing Crowley's terminology, its adherents define Satanism as a "Left-Hand Path" religion, rejecting traditional "Right-Hand Path" religions such as Christianity for their perceived denial of life and emphasis on guilt and abstinence. Unlike Theistic Satanism, which is rejected by the Church of Satan as Christian heresy rather than Satanism, it does not literally worship Satan, but rather uses Satan as a symbol for people's natural inner desires, emphasizing atheism in contrast to worship of any god. Each individual is their own god."
9 Satanic Statements:
1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!
2. Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams!
3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit!
4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates!
5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek!
6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires!
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his ?divine spiritual and intellectual development,? has become the most vicious animal of all!
8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!
9. Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!
"Satanism is often mistaken as being a religion that encourages cruelty and irresponsible behavior, but LaVey's brand is very different. Central is the idea is that an individual must enforce their own meaning on life and rise above the perceived conformity of the masses. The Satanist is seen as equivalent to Nietzsche's ?bermensch; LaVey claimed "Satanists are born, not made" and that "[Satanists] have a disease called independence that needs to be recognized just like alcoholism." There are progressive and libertarian elements here; diversity is encouraged, everyone is expected to discover their own sexuality, chart their own personality, and decide their own ambitions in life. In this stress on individuality, Satanism is considered a "Left-Hand Path" religion."
EDIT//: There are theistic satanists, who worship Satan. This is not the Satanic religion that was founded by Anton Lavey in 1966, who also founded the Church of Satan.
satanism is comedy capers.
I'm 100% ultra staunch Atheist who obviously doesn't believe in Satan.
But I Reilly dig this comedy caper.
http://www.normalbobsmith.com/
What is Satanism exactly?
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