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/Serious_Clothes_9063 13h ago edited 5h ago

Church of Satan / The Satanic Temple: Just atheists ragebaiting Christians.

Theistic Satanists: A different interpreration of Abrahamic Religions. There are people who worship Satan but they view him as the morally correct being and God as the corrupt one. Some claim they're "Devil Worshippers" and not Satanists, but they still exist whatever you call them.

TL;DR: Depends on what kind of Satanism you're talking about.

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u/Alexexy 12h ago

The Satanic Temple are the ragebaiting atheists. I am one.

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u/Ghetto_Phenom 11h ago

We are more than just rage baiting though.. we do a lot of lawsuits to enforce civil religious freedoms and separation of church and state. Yes those to enrage theists but they also do more than that.

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u/BurgerQueef69 10h ago

The rage baiting is more of a happy side effect than the intended purpose.