Don't the Nine Satanic Statements actually make perfect sense?

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NamerOfStars · Accepted Answer

Let's take a look:

"1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence."

No, Satan represents TRUTH; the fundamental honesty of who and what a person actually is. That's the entire purpose of temptation.

2. Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams in all of their guises.

True- BUT the same is also true of God, which is why Christianity's entire emphasis is on specific actions in the material world. See Luke 20:38.

3. Satan represents undefined wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit.

Again, no; Satan isn't the bringer of knowledge, but the one who pushes you to uncover it.

4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it instead of love wasted on ingrates.

Satan's purpose is hold up the mirror of truth to your face when you can't bear to look in; I can see a case being made for "tough love" in that sense, but that's about YOU, not other people.

5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek.

If Satan prompts you to seek vengeance, you have FAILED. You're not supposed to succumb to temptation, but overcome it.

6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires.

This is just point 4 again, and it's STILL wrong.

7. Satan represents man as just another animal — sometimes better, more often worse, than those that walk on all fours — who, because of his divine spiritual and intellectual development, has become the most vicious animal of all.

Utter nonsense. Jesus didn't incarnate as a cow or a dragonfly or a velociraptor; just as a human. Satan represents human elevation and human downfall, but the entire purpose of his existence is treating humanity as fundamentally different from other animals, not the same.

8. Satan represents all so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification.

No, they lead to destruction and suffering. That's why God objects to them.

9. Satan has been the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years.

Patently false; humanity can sin all on its own.

Satan shows up three times in the Bible: accusing Joshua, pushing Job, and testing Jesus. His role is to see how deep people's commitment to virtue actually runs, not to defy God because He's God, and therefore bad.

So at most, you're 0.5 out of nine.

jshm2 · Accepted Answer

No. It's basically satanic bullshit trying to subvert what is known as Good, without stepping out of legal lines.

So instead of "Thou shalt not kill" going with "Do what thou wilt, will be the whole of the law" and hoping enough idiots don't break all laws and blame you.

The whole premise of satan is to be the opposite of good. So it doesn't matter how you twist it, it cannot be something good. Plus most "satanists" are fake as fuck anyway and just want to be cultists living like parasites.

msmissydc · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't say perfect sense. But making sense is easy to achieve if you try to be specifically "NOT the church".

BCRanger10 · Answer

What's to make sense? I read through that and it sounds like a six-year-old just saying  "nuh-uh!"

loveslongnails · Answer

No, they don't make "perfect sense". Some of them accurate describe human behavior, at best. Keep in mind, LaVey was a charlatan and con man as well, just like someone we know who is running for President.

strateguy632 · Answer

Just baseless opinions. Like talking points with no realistic application.

LiamJHayden · Answer

I suppose so, if one is selfish and degenerate.

In_Trance · Answer

I suppose it makes sense if you're religious but if you don't believe in this nonsense then it's nothing

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