• Maharashtra@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      My brother in Christ… It’s in the name itself.

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

      • 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.

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          2 years ago

          It’s about the myth of Satan.

          A myth about supernatural beings doing supernatural stuff, correct?

          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.

          I’ve seen many movies featuring fictional stories or not. Plenty of them featured supernatural elements, plenty of them did not. Satanism features them, which is, eh… 😉

      • PutangInaMo@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

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

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        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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          2 years ago

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

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            2 years 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.