Agree with you that there arent the first cause...but in them are hidden the other purposes...the last comment is what probe that humans still are animals...i want something ill take it by the brute force...down with this mentality
religion was probably only ever meant for uprisings. for all the bad we can say about religion, as little affect it has on people leading a productive and healthy life (people who do, do it through their own means and not through faith). religion is probably the single greatest movement in the history of mankind in terms of uniting people under one belief no matter how warped their intentions may be.
Others just do it not for survival but for greediness, selfishness, temptation and anger or rage (or something like that) which makes us do bad things (but when you are angry you can't convince someone to stop since their mood is sometimes going crazy and... yeah).... And sometimes ppl want their beliefs to stand and fight those who don't believe on it.... There's a lot of things if why bad ppl do it, selfishness or survival, but there's still a lot to learn I guess.... And I'll just stick with that...
Out of all that i have written in this thread about satanism,i can confirm all you that i have read the satanic bible by anton sandoz lavey,holy bible,coran,and the other more religious books and in all there is only one thing over all what is written...SUMMISION,only satanic bible destroys this concept... and for Castiel,i have read all the supposed NECRONOMICONS...Ctulhu,Nyarlatotep and the others are based in different miths of other places,unified as a leyend with differents. names...only need to check the coran to see that Irem is an old place there...
Religion has been misrepresentated and misunderstood since it's inception. Op believes in Satanism, ok. Thats his perogative. I only have a problem with the ppl who have no other answers or responses besides "There's no God", "I don't believe a guy in the sky created everything", "You're all brainwashed", or "You're dumb" without a single thought of their own on how everything came to b.
Ok so you are mixing religious text with the writings of HP lovecroft they are great enjoyable books but not actually a belief system
Im not mixing the text,was answering to a Castiel's comment...that in deep some HP Lovecraft followers build their texts with religion influences...only that...
Religion causes war about the same way as ideology does in current times. Like you said it's not the primary cause, but rather the driving factor in gaining popular support. Hence it enables larger scale conflicts. People look at their believes in politics with what can be compared to religious fervor. Whether nationally or internationally.
I just read this very same post the other day on another website. The credit was given therein to the original author as follows: Below is a slightly revised version of an article originally written in the fall of 2003 by Diane Vera, in what she now regards as a failed attempt to establish a minimal common creed for all or most theistic Satanists. (The title of the earliest drafts was "Beliefs and principles of theistic Satanists.") The author now believes that it is neither feasible nor desirable to define any common creed for Satanists, and that it is best just to define "Satanism" as a very general category encompassing any favorable view of Satan. However, most of the beliefs described in the article below are common among theistic Satanists. The opinions expressed below are those of the author at the time of writing, and are not necessarily endorsed by the Black Goat Cabal.
Breaking the rule and teaching humans the difference between good and evil was why satan was cursed by God. The angels that came to earth to help teach humans also were cursed by God. Why did God do this? And how long will God and Satan be after each other?
Look at revalations ch.12 ver. 7. It refers to angels as the soldiers of both sides not as peoples of both sides
God,devil,satan,archons,watchers,nephlims,Fallen angels,ect Yada Yada yada.so much confusion . Ahhh that is prob the point. I could really go into bashing both sides of the fence on this debate.instead I will just say out of the 100,000 religions or sub religions I choose none. To many groups claiming only and I mean only their path leads to the best possible afterlife. I look within for spirituality. Keep being tricked by those who wish to control you. I live free in the mind. I'm also not closing any doors by saying any religion is wrong just haven't been convinced. Even the Christian bible says all will be decieved in the last days ,well I don't know if we are in last days but I do believe all have been decieved. And everything from science to religion will contunualy be disproved and reproved through dif theories. We are all searching for the truth best not look to others to think for you . Look within look outwards don't be lazy research things for yourself with a objective opinions a open mind and the possibility your probably incorrect about alot you think you know. Myself included.then maybe the perversion of what others say to be true won't influence what is true. Happy kawing
Oddly enough I believe Satan is a projection of human energy. Some of it dark, mostly disjointed blue and violet sparks. Theists place their darkness there. The demons the regrets, disappointments, dreads, things you don't or can't deal with now, pushed away. No matter the deity your focus on this path helps you live in a higher level of positive energy. There are many ways to reach this balance. If it's not a struggle you've achieved nothing yet. For me the moon reflecting on a dark lake 4:20 in the morning, balance comes quick. Then a mosquito shows up and I want to kill. Deep woods spray calm slow breaths If we were all on the same path wouldn't it get crowded? If we are all heading towards the same place, self betterment, who cares which path.