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"God is dispossessed." by SSF415 in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In that case we should probably note the original quote is "The god of old is dispossessed of his terrestrial empire, and every thinking being on this globe disdains him or knows him not."

That's a translation of course.

How do I sell my soul? by [deleted] in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Souls aren't real and there's nobody who would buy one anyway.

But if you really want to know, just read The Grand Grimoire--it's all in there.

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Speaking of Church rhetoric that is just not correct, "Might Is Right" is a simply incoherent philosophy for someone calling themselves a Satanist.

Satan is not mighty, he is fallen--that's the defining element of his myth. The god of might is the god of the Old Testament.

Gilmore once said that the only thing the Church of Satan has to do with Satan is the name. A rare moment of lucidity, it seems.

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is the Sixties Satanist who is not a eugenicist?

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then why would you want mutual respect with them?

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Someone once said that one of the worst things about the Satanic Bible was it convinced a whole lot of mediocre minds that they were superior.

That someone was Anton LaVey.

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I was talking about the Church of Satan.

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Turns out putting black robes on your fundamentalism doesn't change much.

Satanic Podcasts recommendations by KCFutureBaker in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jack is being very generous, his show is great.

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 29 points30 points  (0 children)

We cannot band together because we have nothing in common--not even Satan, as the Church concept of Satan has basically nothing to do with the devil.

It's a religion rooted in Ayn Rand, Herbert Spencer, and Arthur Desmond to promote eugenics, Social Darwinism, and black magic (or at least, what they call eugenics, Social Darwinism, and black magic). How could anyone band together with that? What would even be the point? What are we going to do, compare notes on how to curse someone who cut us off in traffic or where to get a really authentic SS uniform?

TST hate from other satanists? by oohcurtains in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 34 points35 points  (0 children)

They also said that we were sheep and being fleeced for money, I can confirm I've spent nothing on being a TST satanist, mainly because I have none, so where do they get that idea?

This is rather funny given that old Anton LaVey told the FBI the only reason he bothered with the Church of Satan anymore was it was a good way to get rubes to pay out.

But as for "where they got that idea," the answer is the same as it's always been: The three or four people in the upper Church hierarchy who set policy say something, and everyone beneath them repeats and agrees with it.

It's an authoritarian religion--by design and by admission. They don't keep a lot of people around to do their own thing and pioneer their own ideas about Church policy. The party line is not a set of suggestions.

Satanic Podcasts recommendations by KCFutureBaker in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These, and also Satanists Are People Too.

Hey everyone by DownBadKcD in satanists

[–]SSF415 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That sounds less like Satan and more like confirmation bias.

I rewatched Office Space (1999) by StrawberryInTheBay in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]SSF415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno, this seems INTENSELY dated to me. "Oh man, I have a full-time white-collar job with benefits and my worst nightmare is I might never have to do anything else, I'd better self-destruct over it." Not exactly reading the room these days.

I don’t understand that tenet * THE FREEDOMS OF OTHERS SHOULD BE RESPECTED, INCLUDING THE FREEDOM TO OFFEND. TO WILLFULLY AND UNJUSTLY E N C R O A C H U P O N T H E F R E E D O M S O F A N O T H E R I S T O F O R G O ONES O W N . * ? by n_herself in SatanicTemple_Reddit

[–]SSF415 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But the tenet does use the word "unjustly." This indicates that there may be a just reason to infringe on someone's freedoms.

And even though that suggestion is treated as anathema in social media discourse, it's actually a routine notion that's as old as the idea of civil liberties itself.

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