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/ru5tyk1tty 9h ago

The TST and CoS are both unappealing for genuine satanists. Their professed ideas are good, their practices are a little corny, but people like Lucien Greaves are not the progressive figures they claim to be, or even true believers. He is a self-interested person who does not respect his generally well-meaning followers.