Question for Satanists?

Question

How many Satanists believe that Satan attacks people and hurts them?

I come across many Christians who claim to know Satan personally and says he is malevolent, but then Jehovah hurts more people according to the bible and seems to be way more malevolent than Satan? So according to Satanism, who or what is Satan and what is his nature?

Ok, I realise that the Church of Satan is mainly atheistic in nature, but this is just one sect of Satanism.

gary h: I do realise that all of this is mythology, i just want to see this particural mytho from a different view point.

Donald Rose:Dude, relax, that's why im asking the question, to get a deeper understanding of your beliefs. I realise that Satanism is not constantly forced onto people and that is one of the reasons why not that much is known about it.

Answer 1

Satanists and Christians are both believers in superstition and have something lacking in their lives which makes them hope that something supernatural is controlling them. There is no proof for the validity of either argument. Look for truth which is backed up by empirical research, not some pie in the sky fallacy.

Answer 2

I am not a Satanist either. I have had the opportunity to ask a Satanist about their beliefs though. They don't actually believe in Satan at all as a real entity. Satan is merely symbolic. Their belief system seems to be a rejection of the supernatural as real but using the symbolism of religion to represent ideas. Yes, they also point out that God in the Bible is way more abusive than Satan is to people and that Hell would not exist if not for God. Satan is symbolically seen as a more sympathetic figure than in Christianity. I am repeating what little I know through hearsay though.

The link below seems like a good nonbiased summary of the basics.

Answer 3

You’ve seen us on the streets. I rode the bike right next to you in the gym today. I’m that guy you cut in front of in traffic. I held the door open for your wife and kids going into the market too.

Who are we? We’re Satanists.

Black cloaks and pentacles, that’s us too. Hollywood fears us and right wing fundamentalists hate us. Legend has us murdering and having sadistic and depraved ceremonies all in the name of Satan. When you speak the word Satanist, do you believe these sources? Fear and hate us if you will, but read the truth, Satanist 101. Articles by avowed Satanists.

Hollywood will titillate. Christian Fundies will tell shocking and vicious lies. Satanism 101 is brought to you by Reason and Intellect. More Satanic virtues you will find inside.

Pssst… Here is the funny part… We don’t even believe in Satan!

The events inside are posted by real Satanists, in the real world.

Answer 4

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’s 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

Answer 5

I'm doing a copy/paste here, sorry.. it's easier than trying to explain it any other way. I'm not a Satanist myself, so it's better if you get it from their source. I'm also posting the link where I got this, in case you want to know more:

In Satanism, Satan is an archetype, a representation of certain qualities that the Satanist embodies including rational self-interest, avoidance of oppressive mentalities, the questioning of all, and a perseverance towards success and human potential. The Satanic Bible encapsulates this iconography in The Nine Satanic Statements, which are thus:

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!

Inherently, the Satanic archetype is far more diverse than the limited Christian interpretation -- the name/word is notably pre-Christian: from the Hebrew, meaning "adversary", "opposer" or "one who questions" (and the Jewish 'Satan' differs sharply from the Christian one in many ways). Even its etymology is traced back through sources previous to its Hebrew version, from Shaitan (Persian) all the way back to Set (Egyptian). Satanism, to one degree or another, embraces additional cultural and religious ideas, concepts and imagery such as those of ancient Rome and ancient Greece, Zoroasterism, Asatru, Aztec, Hindu and a multitude of others. We also find the Satanic persona emanating from some or all of the literary works of Milton, Nietzsche, Mencken, Maugham, Twain, Rand, Jung, and many more.

Answer 6

I am a Satanist, and I think your question reflects ignorance. Satan is all-powerful, and is the reason we are. I long to be embraced by him following my death.

Satan is the victim of an eternal smear campaign by the church. I urge you and everyone else to learn more about the Church of Satan.

Answer 7

I am not a Satanist, I consider myself Pagan, but I am good friends with a couple of LeVayen Satanists, and neither one believe that. In fact, they don't even believe he's a divine being.

Answer 8

Jehovah never tortures any individual. Divine punishment is never cruel. Jehovah is the very standard of righteousness and goodness, and Jehovah is motivated purely by love. Everything Jehovah does is good, and Jehovah actively looks for opportunities to demonstrate mercy and loving-kindness.

(Psalm 100:5) Jehovah is good; His loving-kindness is to time indefinite

(Psalm 145:9) Jehovah is good to all, And his mercies are over all his works.

(Jeremiah 33:11) Laud Jehovah of armies, for Jehovah is good; for to time indefinite is his loving-kindness!

(James 1:13) For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.

(1 John 4:8) He that does not love has not come to know God, because God is love.

(1 John 4:16,20) God is love... If anyone makes the statement: “I love God,” and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot be loving God, whom he has not seen.

(Exodus 34:6,7) Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness and truth, preserving loving-kindness for thousands, pardoning error and transgression and sin


Jehovah is the benevolent Almighty Father of angels and humans. When an angel or human alienates himself from Jehovah, truly 'the defect is his own' rather than God's.

(Deuteronomy 32:5) They have acted ruinously on their own part; They are not his children, the defect is their own


Here are a few Scriptural thoughts to consider:

(Psalm 14:1) The senseless one has said in his heart: “There is no Jehovah

(Romans 16:17) Keep your eye on those who cause divisions and occasions for stumbling contrary to the teaching that you have learned, and avoid them.

(2 Corinthians 4:4-6) The god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers

(Philippians 2:14-15) In among a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you are shining as illuminators in the world

(1 Timothy 6:3-5) If any man teaches other doctrine and does not assent to healthful words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, nor to the teaching that accords with godly devotion, he is puffed up with pride, not understanding anything, but being mentally diseased over questionings and debates about words. From these things spring envy, strife, abusive speeches, wicked suspicions, violent disputes about trifles on the part of men corrupted in mind and despoiled of the truth

Answer 9

We must'nt judge God. It was because man was so barbaric and murderous back then that God had to deal with him on this level. Besides, it's not wrong for God to kill a man, He is merely taking back what is His, what He made.

Answer 10

satan was the head angel in heaven. it went to his head, and he tried to put himself above God Almighty. he was cast out of heaven, along with all his cronies. God can do what he wishes. have you heard the expression, "i brought you into this world, and i can take you out"?