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My Voting Experience… Of Satan

Started by Kyle Brady · 8 months ago

For my “Argumentative Writing” class, I could get extra credit by reflecting on my voting experience… what I did to prepare as well as the actual voting itself.
So, naturally, I wrote it as if I were a Satanist (which I’m not).  Why? ... Continue reading »

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  • Julian Karswell

    8 months ago

    I'm sure your teacher was delighted to receive another assignment that had been exhaustively researched. On Wikipedia :)

    If you'd made the effort to dig a little deeper, you would have realised that Satanists don't need to beg Satan for forgiveness of any 'sins'. If we make mistakes, we learn, pay for them and move on.

    You're making the elementary error of thinking that Satanism is Christianity, with Satan taking the place of Jehovah. You can read more about this here: http://blog.opusdiaboli.info/2008/11/02/hallowe...

    Regards
    Julian Karswell
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  • Kyle Brady

    8 months ago

    Yeah, I'm sure she'll like it.

    a) "we", huh? Interesting. I've never met a real live Satanist before. Even online.
    b) I'll admit that I took some liberties with this... I wasn't going for research value, but instead for a teacher-shock value

    I mixed LaVayan Satanism with dashes of Wicca and some good old fashioned made up nonsense (Google "Vierendelen" and you'll see what I mean)....

    That's how Wikipedia was helpful- in my creation of this mishmash of scare tactics- not in actual research value.

    But I'm glad someone picked up on it! ;-)

    --Kyle
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  • Julian Karswell

    8 months ago

    ""we", huh? Interesting. I've never met a real live Satanist before. Even online."

    I'm sure you have. Other than the kids wearing upside-down crucifixes, we don't advertise much.
    We are teachers, cops, lawyers, business people. We value intelligence and achievement, so it is not surprising that we gravitate towards positions of influence and responsibility. We dress and behave commensurate with that kind of place in society. I'm, taking the time to respond because your original piece seemed thoughtful and not motivated by the majority assumptions people make about Satanism. We are not in the business of recruitment, but if you want to find our more, you can view the suggested reading list at Opus Diaboli, or visit its sister site www.satanism-today.com

    Regards
    Julian Karswell
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  • Kyle Brady

    8 months ago

    Oh, well I guess I should have clarified more: I haven't "met" someone that's open and serious about it. Like you said, there's all the rebellious teen types, but the real deal doesn't go around advertising.

    As a "devout" atheist, I completely understand the "value intelligence and achievement" part... one of the things "we" hate most is stupid cows who believe what they're told, and follow doctrines because they're supposed to.

    I'll check out your suggestions, because I have a tendency to ... gravitate ... toward the darker things in life, and have always had a curiosity for these things. But I doubt I'll be converting anytime soon... ;-)

    --Kyle
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  • Julian Karswell

    8 months ago

    You might be surprised to find that many Satanists are also devout atheists - perceiving Satan as a part of their own nature or as a force within nature as a whole.
    Anyway, if you're interested in exploring that kind of thought from... shall we say, a 'secular' point of view, you could do worse than check out the philosophy (not the fiction) of Ayn Rand and also Friedrich Nietzsche. Anton Lavey's Satanism is drawn heavily from both. I won't post here any more, but if you're interested or have any questions, you can e-mail me.

    Regards
    Julian Karswell
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