Modern Satanism is basically a philosophy which suggests we embrace all that is human, which in turn, implies that Christianity denies and/or forbids such natural manifestations.
Then again, they have the most outrageous ''rules'' if you will.
If a man smites you on the cheek, then smash him unto the other.
...right. I will go to jail if I follow such a thing.
But the Satanic Bible written by Anton Szandor Lavey, now deceased, has also made me think of a lot of things.
In today's society and its religious implications, Christians have formatted many of our aspects and facets with symbolism, and have attributed it to everyday life, obviously.
The fear of death. To deny our atrocious nature. To hide our shame at not being able to obtain the power we would seek in order to achieve our desires.
The cycle of emotions which makes up our mental structure, given to God and Satan…
These have been given to God, and in that respect, He has become our symbol for the utmost perfection.
But all the things we do not wish to be, to know or to accept...such as greed, selfishness, betrayal, cruelty, weakness or apathy have been given to the Devil...despite, which no one can deny, these traits make up for the majority of what we humans are.
But since we do not want to accept this, it would seem Satan is responsible for our destructive ways, with His temptation.
It is almost black and white...God is everything we could never be, and we seek Him for guidance and protection, while the Devil is everything we are, and we curse Him for tempting us and pushing us away from the right path.
It would seem mankind, with such symbolism does not feel it needs to be responsible for its actions.
Leave everything to God, and since it is alright to sin as many times as one want as long as one goes and confesses every Sunday, it is alright to err, but of course it is always the Devil's fault.
We cannot assume anything, and with such strong implications and beliefs, mankind can never change, for most religions offer a re-occurring type of philosophy.
I believe it to be much more complex then such, but in the end, my take on the matter remains in such a simple explanation.
It is all us. There is no devil or God, but it would seem so hard to take responsibility for ourselves that some other things must be at hand.
But either way, I strongly believe this, weather the roles of God and Satan are reversed or not. It would not make much of a difference to me if I believed. Since I am human, I would follow what my heart tells me, for such a thing I can feel, therefore know it to be real. But..instead, I decide that I should try and understand these things with logic. But, I often cannot find much room for it in things I can never see.
And I might add, how can God or the Devil be either good or evil?
Give me a definition of both good and evil. Such alignments are never absolute, as what one man considers evil may very well be perceived as good by another.
Such a thing can never be set to stone, as nothing or no one can tell you and reassure you on the rights and wrongs of your life.
But still..I have thought of it many times, just with what I learned about Satanism. What if Satan was trying to rescue mankind from the cruelty of God?
Imagine the Devil is attempting to make us see the truth in what we are, and in knowing it, we would revel in what we humans do, and have always loved. We would
live.
If we cannot succeed to see the truth, we shall become the slaves of God for all of eternity.
(Because what I think about the human symbols given to both the deities is set for me. If God is real, to me He is cruel.)
Well..I do not believe in God or Satan, or anything at all for that matter which would correspond in such wayward ways of life.
So I am not too worried about which one of these deities truly loves us.
But if such is the case...many people on Earth would be screwed.
