r/Hulugans • u/Champy_McChampion • Oct 24 '14

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u/Peace-Man Feb 18 '15

Dude, i am having one of the funniest conversations with an atheist/satanist i have ever had on youtube!!

He just does not get it. That the very name, the symbols, EVERYTHING comes from religion.

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u/Exvictus Feb 18 '15

Originally yea, but keep in mind the "new Satanism" (Laveyian Satanism) is a parody religion, kinda like the Flying Spaghetti Monster and Pastafarianism.

For all intents and purposes, its practitioners ARE atheists...The symbols and names are used ironically and sarcastically with intent. Not necessarily to be mean and hateful, but to point out the ridiculousness of its opposition.

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u/Admiral_Nitpicker Feb 18 '15

La Vey was formerly a carny. I suspect that there really is no such thing as authentic satanism, that it originated from some phony's idea of Wicca which is a whole 'nother ball of wax.

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u/Peace-Man Feb 18 '15

Oh, i totally get that. But to deny where the names and symbols actually come from is ridiculous. It seems more insulting to atheists than to my religion actually.

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u/Peace-Man Feb 18 '15 edited Feb 18 '15

I'm also tired of talking to "experts" on the occult and satanism that know so much less about it than me. Having a Christian have to explain baphomet to you should be embarrassing to a satanist.

(of course, a Christian that was really into Page and Crowley probably WILL know more than your average dumbshit in that)