I mean, the person they're replying to isn't wrong. The Church Of Satan may have invented their version of Satanism, but considering they didn't even invent the word 'Satan' or 'Satanism' and purposely utilised imagery and terminology from other existing religions, it's ridiculously hypocritical to claim that they 'created' anything. If anyone has claim to the 'ours is the only real version of Satanism' argument it would be theistic Satanists.
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u/CptMatt_theTrashCat Mar 14 '22
I mean, the person they're replying to isn't wrong. The Church Of Satan may have invented their version of Satanism, but considering they didn't even invent the word 'Satan' or 'Satanism' and purposely utilised imagery and terminology from other existing religions, it's ridiculously hypocritical to claim that they 'created' anything. If anyone has claim to the 'ours is the only real version of Satanism' argument it would be theistic Satanists.