> Satanists are an interesting bunch -- I heard somewhere (here?) that true
> satanists actually don't believe in the devil, but rather use him as a
> metaphore for entropy -- which they define as the tendancy of the universe
> towards disorder. In this way, they make the common claim that "the devil
> is at work in the world" into a TRUE statement!
Hi. I've claimed to pratice Satanism a few times in the past. I don't
know really, because it seems silly to me. Not that Satanism is silly,
but claiming to be a Satanist implies being a follower of Satanism. And
a Satanist is *supposed* to be a non-follower, the opposite of their
Christian nemesis.
Besides that little philisophical fart, I found a lot of the reading I
did concerning Satanism reflected my own belief system, and I quite
enjoyed it.
Yep, Satan is not an entity. Satanists are athiest. Satan is a metaphor.
I wouldn't say he/it is a metaphor for Entropy, though. More... Satan is
a metaphor for human nature and spirit. The Christian Sins are all human
nature, and to try fight your human nature is considered a bad thing. It
is quite handy that the Sins are aspects of human nature... you'll
always be under their thumb.
Satan represents free-will. Free-will in the sense of not being a
follower. Making your own path, being your own god. Taking yourself
where you want to go; enjoying life. Being strong, conquering weakness.
I could go on I suppose if interested.
Satan means "adversary, opponent" in .. hebrew I think. that's where it
originated. Anyone who didn't follow church doctrine was/is labelled a
heretic, of course. Everyone not of The Faith is, by their definition...
A Satanist.
Of course there's those nasty juvinile delinquents, looking for
justification to be nasty, that also claim to be Satanists. But the
'real' Satanists label them 'devil worshippers'. (Satanists don't
worship.)
I found that a lot of Satanic literature reflected Darwinian thinking.
That was what mainly attracted me to the belief system.
Later,
hup/nobody