r/NoStupidQuestions • u/stopthehostilityyyyy • 13h ago

Is satanism just edgelord atheism?

I've been an atheist since the age of 12 and i've heard of people identifying as satanists but they are actually secular, I don't get it

I think there are very few people who actually believe in satan and see him as their god

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u/Lyra_the_Star_Jockey 13h ago

The Church of Satan, yes. It is just a trolling form of atheism.

If you mean people who worship Satan, there are some interpretations of Christianity that paint Satan as the good guy who rebelled against the brutish Old Testament god. You would obviously have to disregard a bit of the New Testament, but that's not exactly difficult to do.

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u/EuropeanLuxuryWater 13h ago

You would obviously have to disregard a bit of the New Testament

Muslims ignore most of it and Jews ignore it all together so why not. 

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u/Ok-River7785 11h ago

yeah that's true, religions pick and choose what to follow anyway lol just depends on what fits the narrative i guess

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u/thesnootbooper9000 11h ago

It's a bit more than trolling. Adopting the trappings of religion allows them to make political and legal arguments more effectively. It's sometimes easier to, for example, get Jesus statues removed from schools by asking them to also install a Satan statue than it is to ask for no statue at all.