Atheist Challenge: Day I

At what point did you know you were an atheist? Why did you become one, what were the factors leading up to the decision, if you weren’t always one?

I personally don’t believe I was ever anything other than an atheist, though I did try to consider myself otherwise.

I guess I was around 12-15 when I noticed all the inconsistencies and incompatibilities between religion and the nature of mankind. I started thinking about all of the logical fallacies set forth by the church and bible.

My single mother thankfully never forced me to go to church like the rest of my family. Of course, there were those times around the holidays that she wanted me to be around the family in church… and boy were those times fun. It was that young age that I discovered how boring, sterile and downright awkward churches were in comparison to everyday life for people. It just wasn’t… normal and acceptable human behavior to me.

As stated above, I didn’t always consider myself an atheist. I called myself a “Christian” because it was a term I didn’t hear all too often. Most of my family just referred to themselves as Catholics. I once told my mom I was a Christian and she said “No, you’re a Catholic.” to which I replied “No, I’m a Christian. I like that word more.” Heh, I guess you could call that one of my earliest memories of rebellion… and all for the sole reason of phonetics! I had no idea what all that nonsense was about and I’m very fortunate to not have had it pounded into my head to begin with.

One memory I’m fond of came from when my mother was picking me up from the daycare I was at a long time ago. It took me five minutes of thinking about it in the car, after which my thoughts spoke aloud to her: “You know, the devil deserves respect too.” Pausing abruptly, she replied “and why is that?” I said “Because he’s a god too… and everyone’s always picking on him.” The car was quiet all the way back home.

I witnessed a murder in a church parking lot by my house yesterday.

It had to be at least a few hundred of them, probably migrating for the seasonal change. I have a soft(er) spot for crows. I think they’re adorable, beautiful animals.

If I were silly enough to be as superstitious as the parking lot owners, I’d say there was a message to be taken from all this.

chesswiththeabyss asked: Hei :)
Does Black Metal belong to Satanism? Or does Satanism belong to Black Metal? Are they two different things? Are (for example) Dimmu Borgir true or just (for example) Burzum because Varg Vikernes burned a church?

Hah, good question.

Personally, I believe neither of them have any relationship whatsoever. It seems like their connections are so few and far-between.

They are pretty separate things by definition.

Satanism is all about life (more specifically vital existence,) individualism, responsibility, and indulgence.

Black metal, in it’s purest state, is all about rebellion. This is one of the few connections it shares with Satanism. However, some of the rebellion expressed by the genre is a bit senseless and to be Satanic is to have direction and order—not mindless chaotic rebellion.

There are other highly un-Satanic attributes about Black metal. It often contains themes of self-destruction and depression. As I stated above, Satanism is about vital existence and is a religion of celebrating life and the flesh; not destroying it.

I can’t really explain much further because Black metal (now in its third and hopefully final wave) has been broken down so many different ways that often contradict themselves as you compare certain bands side by side for philosophical analysis. In contrast, Satanism is static in it’s philosophy.

“Trve” is for the fans to decide, due to the silly term’s high subjectivity.

Thanks for asking,
Invictvs

Pentagonal Revisionism: A Five-Point Program

In recent years, we’ve wasted far too much time explaining that Satanism has nothing to do with kidnapping, drug abuse, child molestation, animal or child sacrifice, or any number of other acts that idiots, hysterics or opportunists would like to credit us with. Satanism is a life-loving, rational philosophy that millions of people adhere to. Now we’re ready for something that goes quite a few steps beyond just explaining our principles. Every revisionist movement needs a set of goals/guidelines that are clear, concrete, and that will effect significant changes.

The following Five-Point Program reflects attitudes which allow others to decide whether they wish to align themselves with Satanism or not. Each is necessary for Satanic change to take place. When asked what we’re “doing,” here’s the answer:

1. Stratification—The point on which all the others ultimately rest. There can be no more myth of “equality” for all—it only translates to “mediocrity” and supports the weak at the expense of the strong. Water must be allowed to seek its own level without interference from apologists for incompetence. No one should be protected from the effects of his own stupidity.

2. Strict taxation of all churches—If churches were taxed for all their income and property, they’d crumble overnight of their own obsolescence, and the National Debt would be wiped out as quickly. The productive, the creative, the resourceful should be subsidized. So long as the useless and incompetent are getting paid, they should be heavily taxed.

3. No tolerance for religious beliefs secularized and incorporated into law and order issues—to re-establish “Lex Talionis” would require a complete overturning of the present in-justice system based on Judeo-Christian ideals, where the victim/defender has been made the criminal. Amnesty should be considered for anyone in prison because of his alleged “influence” upon the actual perpetrator of the crime. Everyone is influenced in what he or she does. Scapegoating has become a way of life, a means of survival for the unfit. As an extension of the Judeo-Christian cop-out of blaming the Devil for everything, criminals can gain leniency, even praise, by placing the blame on a convenient villain. Following the Satanic creed of “Responsibility to the responsible,” in a Satanic society, everyone must experience the consequences of his own actions—for good or ill.

4. Development and production of artificial human companions—The forbidden industry. An economic “godsend” which will allow everyone “power” over someone else. Polite, sophisticated, technologically feasible slavery. And the most profitable industry since T.V. and the computer.

5. The opportunity for anyone to live within a total environment of his or her choice, with mandatory adherence to the aesthetic and behavioral standards of same—Privately owned, operated and controlled environments as an alternative to homogenized and polyglot ones. The freedom to insularize oneself within a social milieu of personal well-being. An opportunity to feel, see, and hear that which is most aesthetically pleasing, without interference from those who would pollute or detract from that option.

This is the encapsulated version of the current thrust of Satanic advocacy. So when someone asks you, “Well, what do Satanists do?”, you will be qualified to tell him.