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Trouble-making, Symbols, Sounds, Experiments

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 Trouble-making, Symbols, Sounds, Experiments The stuff I made sure , and I mean very sure that it got into the book The Founding Of The Satanic Temple , was apparently deemed too obscene for selling and distribution which led to it being temporarily taken down . It just makes me realize how insane simple words are , they’re that powerful . I’ve always known that words hold a lot of weight (I am a writer after all ) , but never expected to be part of the reason dealing with such dark and taboo topics (eugenics , prez stuff , pretty much most of the darkest stuff in that book i made sure got in there ) and having it lead to Amazon trying to refuse to sell it over being too “obscene” . But , the fact that some simple words got the same sort of outcry that a swastika in public would receive is insane to me— the only difference is , is that the swastika is a symbol which evokes a multitude of emotional reactions , which on some level can be indescribable with words… although , the Germa

Humanism vs. Satanism

 Humanism vs. Satanism By Claudia Berdella The oxford dictionary defines humanism as, " an outlook or system of thought   attaching   prime importance to human rather than divine or   supernatural   matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human   beings ,   emphasize   common human needs, and seek solely   rational   ways of solving human problems . " While there are areas of likeness between the two, there are major differences. Just as humanism emphasizes "common human needs" and the importance of the human being, satanism also does. However satanism takes it from an I-theist perspective-- self-deification and individual success rather than for any collective good. Satanism agrees on the emphasizing of human needs, but in a very carnal and fleshy way (1966: the year flesh became law).   Satanism disregards the notion of "the potential value and goodness of human beings" and views value more meritocratically while taking a mo