Am I Evil Because I Am A Satanist?

Question

if you are christian then you are most likely going to say yes i am evil but i dont do all this so called satanic stuff like desicrating graves and burning chuches that is just morally wrong.

just to let people know i aint no teenager seeking attention. to be honest i am on my mid 20s.

Answer 1

A moralising Satanist!!

What next?

An intelligent Creationist?

Answer 2

Well, admittedly, this would depend entirely on your definition of evil, however I would say absolutely NOT!

True hardcore (Hardboiled) Christians would have to say yes, since evil would be living in sin and sin is the disobeying of the will (and thus law) of god and since Satanism is all about the disobeying of god (and even to many, the total disbelief in god, then they would have to tell you yes, you are evil.

Personally, I believe evil to be something entirely different, and since I have read a great deal about Satanism, particularly LaVeyan Satanism, and the beliefs are NOT, for the most part evil. In fact, I believe Christianity to be far more 'evil' then LaVeyan Satanism. As for other forms of Satanism, such as devil worship, I think they are no more or less evil then most forms of Christianity. And for the record, on a scale of zero to ten, with zero being absolutely none-evil and 10 being totally evil, I would place most forms of Christianity around a 7 and LaVeyan Satanism around a 4. But that's just me.

Anyway, My reasoning is that LaVeyan Satanism focuses on personal growth rather then communal brainwashing. Also LaVeyan Satanism doesn’t truly believe in a god or a devil as in a living entity where as Christianity forces you to believe in an un-provable, logically unsound entity that is described in a collection of books with little to no empirical evidence that the texts are anymore correct then the texts of other theistic faiths. Translation, Christianity is the blind leading the blind while condemning others for seeing and telling you if you want to be part of the club, you need to be blind too. Now that's evil!

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Probably not, by the criteria that I use.
It's a question of asking, "Are your actions intended to cause un-requested harm to others, or their memory?" You've said nothing that makes me think so.

Most forms of belief that could be called "Satanic" aren't anything at all to with reversals of Christianity, but are instead badly understood (By the "Moral Majority"or are they in the minority these days...). For a start the worship of Lucifer, as the bringer of light (read as knowledge), dates back to long before Christianity came about.

Study of the Occult is often see as being Satanic, but occult simply means hidden from normal view, I don't understand what "transubstantiation of wine" is really about, so as it's "hidden from me" I deem it occult knowledge. I don't say its bad just because of that, only I don't know/understand why it's there at all in their rituals.

However if you deliberately set out to parody Christianity then I'd probably consider you to be Evil. I feel that by parodying it you would be pegging your personal belief system to Christianity, and that brings in concepts like Sin etc. This is the kind that many teenagers get in to, mainly I feel as an act of rebellion against a christian upbringing, rather than any try true calling. Label "rival" faiths as "evil" because they not understood, are you encourage teenagers to "rebel" into them. (hmm... I wonder would teenage children of Satanists rebel by becoming Christians ?)

Answer 4

I don't believe in evil and I don't believe in Satan because I'm not a Christianity. And this is the problem I have with Satanism. Even though those people who claim to be Satanist aren't Christians and therefore don't believe in Satan (he is a Christian invention) they still use his name to descibe their beliefs (and I know that Satanist don't actually worship the devil it's more of a way of life).

So no I don't think you're evil, as long as you live a good life and don't use your beliefs as an excuse to hurt other people or yourself.

Answer 5

Do you think your evil? Christians would love to say that your evil because your a satanist....they have this delusion that it makes them look good and righteous. But i am not christian. I have known some santanists in my time and they were very cool and welcoming people. In fact I can truthfully say that the satanists i have met and known were better in behaviour and temperment than any christian i have met before. Maybe that says something and provokes a few thoughts. I hope so.

Answer 6

Hell no forget christians some of them thought elvis shaking his hips was evil and that never hurt anyone.

sorry Seth N satanism is called satanism non Laveyism or Levay worshipper cults of personality always die after the originator has died and Levay has been dead for about 10 years now and guess what I can still go out and buy his books.
If a convicted killer tells you that 2 plus 2 equals four does his actions now mean that is completly false and should be disreguarded as fact

Answer 7

What makes someone Evil is their actions. Although pagan in my beliefs, you have to forgive me, for I am ignorant of much of the philosophies of Satanism. From what I do understand it is; do unto others as they do to You.
With any form of free thinking doctrine comes a lot of challenges and responsibilities. It is the choices one makes in effect of these that belies ones character.
Taking a left handed path does not make one evil, the notorious Alistair Crowley, whilst calling himself the Beast, didn't advocate evil. He may have made some poor life choices, but there is no evidence his work was used for negative purposes.
Satan in Hebrew means a opponent or adversary. So many of the citations in the Bible are related to cultures or nations that oppose the old Hebrew way of life.
I think in life sometimes one can only refer back to Jimminy Cricket; Always let your conscience be your guide.

Answer 8

As a Christian I would not say you are evil because you are a Satanist. "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," Romans 3:23 "As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;" Romans 3:10

You just choose to reject God. Now, let me guess...you believe in God right? "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder." James 2:19

"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve." 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28

Answer 9

No, you're not evil because you're a Satanist. Your beliefs don't make you evil.... your actions are what will get you judged as good or evil. Now if you were out doing the things you listed here, I'd have to say, seek help.... digging up the dead is not a good hobby to have.

But then, I'm a Pagan... I believe in holding people responsible for their deeds and not apply deeds to people just because they follow a certain belief.

Answer 10

i don't know what type of satanist are you not all satanists believe in a deity and use the name more as a metaphore for free will without bondage (not the good kind of bondage) and a belief in other nonabrahamic religious teachings bet use the name as a metaphore in a simmilar way although i think this is silly as it causes confusion as to who and what a satanist is. i don't know you so i cant make a desission on your question but if you don't think you are evil and you try do do good things then no your not

Answer 11

You are substituting one illusion for another. As Satan does not exist, only in metaphors, it means the foundation of your belief system is a bit unfounded, but fear not. You can whenever you so wish...choose again...you were mistaken, it's ok, it had to be that way so you could realize that there must be a better way, and so there is. Brother, it is actually impossible for you to be evil in a literal sense, you are deluded if you think that this is possible. I hope you wake from your delusions/illusions and choose the way of peace...not just for yourself but for everyone, because you are actually a part of all of us, don't fret that the salvation of the world rests with you, because it rests with us all and equally.

Peace my 'satanist' brother