What is everyones vies on Satanism?

Question

views on satanism sorry

Answer 1

My view is one not popular with Satanists.
Satanists would tell you it's the "worship of the self". Most people who identify themselves as Satanists are the "LaVeyian" variety. Anton LaVey was a liar, fraud, bankrupt wife beating pimp. BTW, one idiot actually had the nerve to say "Everyone beat their wife in the fifties" when informed of this(even though he beat Diane from the 60's into the 80's). And no, not everyone did, and it was still wrong.

This shows that rather than standing on their own two feet, Satanists slavishly make excuses for their cult figure, not unlike they way Scientologists do fo L. Ron Hubbard.

LaVey was apraoched by Avon books to wrote a book on witchcraft to cash in on the occult craze of the 1960's. He cobbled together "The Satanic Bible" from a forgotten right-wing political tract (Where of the material from the Book of Satan comes from), Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, and the superstitous occult material of John Dee.

LaVey never really seemed to know what Satanism was himself. Some of his writings seemed atheistic, at other times he called Satan "the dark side of nature" and often refers to Satan as a personification. One thing is for certian, the Satanic Bible gives specific instructions on timing, tools to be used, specific rituals for sex spells, revenge spells, etc (The Book of Belial)., and it seemed he expected results.

Eventually, people realized the spells didn't work, and so began the whole "Well, it's really a philosophy" excuse. In the 1980's, when LaVey was living in poverty he then claimed he was shunning consumer materialism ( a complete role reversal from "Indulgence instead of abstinence!") ala Pee Wee Herman's "I meant to do that!"

LaVey claimed that nuts were given "the bum's rush" when trying to join the Church of Satan, but clearly nut was in the eye of the beholder. LaVey has admited to holding a "Cannibal feast" of a human leg in at least 3 books. The Satanic Bible &Satanic Rituals certainly describe many things most normal people would consider pychotic such as Nude girl is used as an altar (Satanic Bible, Satanic Rituals)A human skull is used in Die Elektrischen Vorspiele ritual (Satanic Rituals, p. 109)Human leg bone or arm bone is used in Homage to Tchort ritual (p.137)
Woman dressed as nun urinates before group into a bedpan in the Black Mass ritual (p.43) Urine is then sprinkled like holy water (p.44)Man climbs into coffin with nude woman (or nude man if he is gay) in Le Epais ritual (p.59).

As a "philosophy", Satanism could be boiled down to hedonism, which was hardly a new idea in the 1960's. Oddly enough, most Satanists don't fit the bill as swingers. Some seem to lead fairly uneventful lives. Here's an example:

"I've been forced to give up coffee - the acid was responsible for a minor ulcer and I can no longer take any chances with my health. This was my solitary vice - now it is gone. I do not drink, do not smoke, do not use recreational drugs and have nothing remotely resembling a sex life!"
--"Lord" Egan of "The First Church of Satan"

Wow! What a swinger! So then the picture begins to develop that Satanism is not so much a philosophy of life as it is a fantasy; a means to escape a life not worth living.

And if you say "I'm a Satanist but we don't believe in magic", then you run into a problem. The Chapter of the Satanic Bible titled "On The Choice of Human Sacrifice" supposedly means you kill the person with a curse. But, if you don't believe in magic, then you have to resort to murdering your victim, which unfortunately does happen some times http://uminc.org/crime.html

That's my view.

Answer 2

Go for it if you want. I have no right to tell people what they should or shouldn't believe in and how they should live their lives. Just like every religion/belief systems there is a lot to be learned about it. I'm not saying I am for Satanism, because I'm not for anything. I'm saying that maybe people should learn a little about a belief/religion before they just write others off as bad people.

I know enough to know that the assumption that satanists sacrifice people and animals is a misconception.

I'm sure people have died in the name of satan or whatever... but people have also died in the name of other religions.

So I don't think it's a great religion, I don't think any religion is a great religion. But I'm not going to accuse of satanist of sacrificing children.

Answer 3

Idiotic, and I'm an atheist saying that who knows that you guys think you're atheists too. What the creator of Satanism did was to steal from Aleister Crowley's writings on thelema and from the writings of Ayn Rand. If you are in high school, it sounds like you just want attention and love. Probably some low self-esteem or something going on. Sorry to be so blunt about it, but that is usually the case.

Answer 4

satanism is another form of worship. Allowing the person to harness a darker force within themselves. This force is inside all of us..sinner and the saint reside in every human....satanism is just a word....quit giving dark so much power.....laugh at the ignorance and embrace logic....we are all a great dichotomy of opposites.

Answer 5

Depends what someone thinks a Satanist is? Satanists don't
believe in Satan. They are Luciferians, and believe Lucifer got
a bad rap, because he brought light to the world. And
unfortunately, the knowledge of evil came with it.
Myself, I don't go for the Satanists motto. Do what you want! Because I accept that when one is creative. They naturally become part of the creative aspects of reality. And continuing life. And when one is destructive, they naturally become part of the destructive aspects, which eventually results in their own destruction.

Answer 6

They should believe what they want to believe. I just wish that Christians would stop calling me a Satanist, and that I'm ' in league' with the Devil. I am a Witch. I don't believe in the Devil, in any religion. Leave Witches, Wiccans, Pagans, Satanists, Druids, alone. We aren't harming anyone, and we do not sacrifice anyone or anything!!!!!

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Answer 7

It's Evil. Its' aim is to hurt and hate God/mankind. It exists as an opposition to God (Christianity, Judaism & Islam). It focuses on temptation and encourages sin.
Haven't decided if it ranks slightly above or below atheism.

Answer 8

I have no problems with Satanists. I have friends who are. I don't label people by their belief system.. I prefer to look at them as individuals first and everything else just comes along with them including their religious beliefs - or lack thereof.

Answer 9

Well, if you want to worship Satan, as long as you're not actually harming anyone or anything, go ahead.

Answer 10

if thay want to have a chat with satan why not just as long as thay clean up the virgin sacrifie after it might leave a stain on the carpet