I am really curious about their lifestyle, do they actually go to a church to praise satan like how we christian believers worship our god or jesus ... .....
Do they have a bible too......
Do you believe that they are happy not knowing christ?
2006-10-07 15:44:46 · 19 answers · asked by kerri 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
what is the difference between a atheist and a satanist?????
LOL i am neither...... I believe in the father the son and the holy ghost LOL i am a christian believer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-07 15:50:28 · update #1
I do not know anything about satanists-but i do know athiests dont worship anything-except maybe money lol
2006-10-07 15:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 11⤋
Neither atheists nor modern LaVey Satanists worship Satan. An atheist is one that disbelieves or denies the existence of god(s). Satanism is an atheistic religion/philosophy. While all LaVey Satanists are atheists, not all atheists are Satanists.
"Do they have a bible too"
Yes, the Satanic Bible, written by Anton Lavey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Bible
"do they actually go to a church to praise satan like how we christian believers worship our god or jesus"
No, Satanists don't actually believe a devil exists.
The following was written by a Satanist:
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Satan is not a real, living entity, conscious or a physical thing that can be interacted with. It is a symbol, something ethereal, something that basically doesn't exist except as an emotional attachment and personal dream. Just like Buddhists do not worship Buddha, Satanists hold up Satan as an ultimate principal rather than an object of literal worship. Satan inspires and provokes people, like all (honest) religions the ultimate point is self-help. God believers have a different opinion on what Satan is, but their opinion is a result of their religion. Satanism's Satan is much more eclectic and multicultural than to be defined by Christianity or Islam.
Philosophical keywords and generic descriptive labels
Satanism can be considered to be:
- Atheistic. There are no Gods in Satanism.
- Not dualistic: souls and bodies are indivisible and there is no war between cosmic good and cosmic evil
- Autodeists - we worship ourselves. The only God we can ever perceive is in our own existential world. We are each a God.
- Materialistic
- A "human potential" movement. Striving for longer life and a better education. Science And Technology Are Necessary: We who walk this dark path along with the same interests will pursue the elimination of Human limitation to the maximum
- Of the left hand path
- Opposition of religions, especially those that hold a belief in an afterlife. Satanism is an un-religion. Satanism adopts the adversaries of major religions as its standard bearers
Also:
- Only the self is sacred. Nothing is holy except clarity of thought
- Satanists do not pray
- Meditation is considered a valid path of self discovery
- Stupidity is the cardinal "sin" of Satanism, the sin which is believed to cause all other Human evil
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2006-10-07 22:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who is defining the atheists. Romans defined barbarians as anyone who was not a Roman, but each group of "barbarians" had their own definition for themselves. Some people call Communists atheists, even though their is no relation between Communism and religion. Some people call everyone that does not worship the way they do atheists (or non-believers).
However, an atheist does not believe the story of Noah's Ark, Lot and the pillar of salt, accounts of Satan, or any other parts of Christian Mythology. Only a Christian can worship Satan. To clarify that last comment; before you can worship Satan you must accept the Christian Mythos. Satan is a subset of Christianity. Hindu do not worship Satan because most of them have never heard of Satan (or Jesus for that matter).
Bottom line: atheists do not believe in any deities or divine beings.
PS, I personally have several bibles, I am an atheist, and I follow some of the teachings of Jesus. He had some good ideas.
PPS, Yes, I am very happy!
2006-10-12 21:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by Math Guy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atheists don't believe in Satan, God, Supernatural, etc... Most Satanists don't believe in Satan. Anton LaVey started the Church of Satan, you could probably do a search on it. He also wrote the Satanic Bible. But it's not a Bible. Personally, I think the man only did that because he knew it would upset the Christians.
Yes. I know many Atheists and a couple of Satanists that are perfectly happy with the way their lives and beliefs (or lack of) are.
2006-10-07 22:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by Kithy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Atheists and Satanists are not the same.
Atheists believe there is no god and we have no religion (atheism is not a religion). The only thing all atheists have in common is that we don't believe any god exists. We have no rituals or books to follow and we don't all share the same morals or a certain lifestyle or anything. We don't praise anything.
Satanists are religious and very different from atheists. I don't know much about their religion, but you can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanist
I've been an atheist all my life and I'm happy. One doesn't need to "know Christ" in order to be happy. Everyone needs to choose the path that is right for them and people of all paths can be happy or unhappy. Religion is not what controls happiness.
2006-10-10 08:59:44 · answer #5 · answered by undir 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Obviously you don't know too much about Satanism, so let me enlighten you. Let me put this simply.
Atheist do not believe in any god.
Most Satanists do not worship Satan, but see him more as a symbol of individualism. Theistic Satantist do see Satan as a real literal being, however..which probably add confusion to people. Satanists aren't evil, and beside religion they are probably like you. Some of their beliefs are different just because they aren't "held back" per se by God, like instead of using abstinence they'd rather indulge.. It's funny that a lot of people are scared of them or think they are pyscho maniacs who sacrifice things. Many Satanists actually hold children and animals sacred and precious. When a teenager tells you they are a satanist you can pretty much guarantee they are what we call "dabblers". They do dumb sh*t which probably makes people think Satanists are horrible people. Yeah yeah, like I said I probably gave too much info. but I kind of get in those moods.
You aren't stupid, just ignorant and that's okay.
2006-10-09 19:07:17 · answer #6 · answered by livingdeadgirlx69 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK here is a little bit of education for you:
1.) Atheist do NOT believe in god nor Satan.
2.) Atheist do NOT worship Satan.
3.) Satan is part of your religion so why would we believe in Satan if we don't believe in god?
4.) I don't know much about Satanist but I do know that they do NOT worship Satan neither!
5.) No bible.
6.) I am happy and I do not believe in god. You do not have to believe in god to be happy. Who ever told you that lied!
7.) NO as a Atheist I do not go to church and I do not worship god nor Satan.
2006-10-07 22:55:11 · answer #7 · answered by larrys_babygurl_4life 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Atheists don't believe in any sort of god.
Satanists don't believe in any sort of god either, but the vast majority are part of what is known as the "Church of Satan", which is actually about the fulfillment of one's own desires. Nothing about god or Satan.
Most people you evidently think of as satanists aren't really satanists, though. Since you toss Atheists, Agnostics, and probably Pagans like myself into that group. Which is incorrect.
Why don't you try learning a little something before you ask stupid questions? And yes, they are happy being what they are. As most people are.
2006-10-07 22:55:21 · answer #8 · answered by fiveshiftone 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm an atheist. I think Satan is every bit as mythical as I think God is.
I also think that the words "worship" and "sin" are only useful in the context of belief in gods. I don't worship anything.
I do feel love and awe, which I am sure are part of what theists mean by worship. But I am quite certain that even when I am feeling my most profound sense of love and awe, it's not worship, as it is not directed something like a god.
2006-10-07 22:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by Jim L 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2006-10-08 21:59:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, not being a satanist I wouldn't know.
Being an atheist (a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. [www.dictionary.com]) it would be silly of me to go to church to praise a supreme being or beings I do not believe exist. It would be like you going to a 'church' to worship unicorns, which I bet you don't believe exist. Or worshiping the anti-unicorns, which I bet you don't believe exist either.
We do not have any religious texts because we do not have a religion.
As to they being happy I can only assert my own happiness.
2006-10-07 22:54:06 · answer #11 · answered by zatcsu 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋