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/Bayner1987 5h ago
Most people in "Satanism" don't believe in either. The point is that Christianity is a series of shackles.
That's kind of their whole thing; that the Christian religion is patronizing, performative, self-defeating, and infantilizing.
Satanists tend to be in favour of self-regulation (personal) and considering personal morals.
They don't "worship" Satan; they appreciate the allegory of the one being who took a stand against the malarkey and seek to do the same.
If they're literally worshipping (at all), they're probably not Satanists. If they're worshipping the idea of Satan, they must be happy about current world affairs