• Maharashtra@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Satanism is weird.

    It’d be one of the most logical philosophies ever developed if it were to strip off all the supernatural layer. Symbolism, imagery, “SIKRET HANDSHAKES!”.

    I mean, seriously… 🤭

    • Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      A big part of the point is to encourage people to keep religion out of politics. Christianity is by far the most popular set of religions in the USA. They quite often cave and stop trying to add religion to political institutions when the Satanists win lawsuits to be included too. It wouldn’t be nearly as effective without using the Christian mythology.

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        For me its the ultimate act of atheism. To purge the mind of all the superstition by embracing and even understanding and glorifying the figure who represents freedom in so many ways. Its a fight against what we see in all religions of villianizing freedom and getting believers to accept the collar of servitude.

        • seitanic@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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          I don’t believe that Satan is real. Most Satanists don’t. It’s about the myth of Satan.

          Look at it this way. You’ve seen a movie or read a book and been inspired by the story, even though you knew it was fictional, right? Satanism is the same way.

        • ElderWendigo
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          1 year ago

          It’s not called “humanism”, after all…

          That only seems witty because you clearly have little understanding of what satanism and humanism actually are beyond spelling.

          • Maharashtra@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            I can cite all LaVey’s “keys” from memory, and have a degree in philosophy, if that helps. 🤠

            • ElderWendigo
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              1 year ago

              It does not. Anton LaVey is part of the Church of Satan and has little to do with the philosophy of The Satanic Temple that we are discussing here.

        • PutangInaMo@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          I think y’all are getting a few things mixed up. There are parts of Satanism that are not spiritual or supernatural whatsoever.