Are you a moron, or just stupid ? What Atheist is a Satanist ? Atheist means *DOESN'T BELIEVE IN RELIGION* oh and BTW God and Satan are religious things.
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noun
a person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
a person who believes that there is no supreme being or beings.
Satanism is an atheistic religion. All Satanists are atheists. Atheism means no belief in a deity. Religions don't require belief in a deity. Just as a theist can not belong to a religion, an atheist can belong to a nontheistic religion.
Indeed, but they have a humanist agenda that has actually affected positive practical changes in that they have roadblocked theocratic attempts to drive religion into public spaces. In other words, they’re a quirky group of atheists who get shit done.
The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic religion. You're correct, Satan is a fictional character. We use the literary character of Satan (ala Paradise Lost, Revolt of the Angels, etc.) as a symbol of rebellion, freedom from oppression, and pursuit of knowledge and religious equality!
When Anton LaVey wrote the Satanic Bible he had an observation that no matter what demographic or background, humans have a need to externalize thoughts and feelings in ceremony. Call it a sporting event, a concert, a book reading, or a ritual - the use of theater/imagery/cunning is the trick
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or a Satanist
I worship zero fictional
characters I'm an Atheist
Or is a Satanist but supports Atheist
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noun
a person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
a person who believes that there is no supreme being or beings.
However we do have people that are both (as in Aron Ra)
Long way to go Middle and South East it's even further. West Coast has better think tanks.
Ah well… 🤷♂️
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Satan%3F
Let's just be people with
science and logic.
A word that was weaponized against non-believers for centuries
So, non-believers are taking it back & using the images the Christians invented to force Pagans to convert to show the hypocrisy in that faith
It has as much to do with the fictionalized character as you do
The rebellion comes from breaking the cycles of calling it real and to stop grooming children ( which is child abuse)
croatia specifically