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I don’t buy that for a second. For one, satanism is not about being a path to salvation. It’s about living while you’re alive because there is nothing after. But Christianity and satanism espouse something like the golden rule. Wildly different institutions yet both espouse respect and responsibility. I like christianity and feel that it is more correct because I agree with the premise that there is something beyond this world and beyond the skin, that God would want to participate in his creation (Christ) and because I see the merits in self control of all kinds. But satanism espouses correcting one’s mistakes and employing logic. Doesn’t mean I’m satanic. Also, religion and truth are not the same thing. Religion is man’s attempt to live a meaningful life. It can give him meaning and direction when he has none, even if ultimately, it ends up being the “wrong religion”. Truth exists beyond all of that. Religion is a completely subjective experience. Truth exists whether you experience it, whether you employ it, whether you find it, respect it, or believe it or not. Religion is the attempt at knowing truth. Truth is objective fact. Not the same, and only one, in my view, is absolute.

MAHDOOD 2mo ago

Religion is man’s attempt to outsource meaning and morals. You can determine your own morals and meaning for yourself. Historically, most people choose religions to do that for them. I’m using the word choose loosely because most people don’t choose religion. They’re born into it and brainwashed as children.

But the ultimate problem in this discussion is that you have to choose the right religion. If you pick the wrong religion, you go to hell. That’s the problem. That’s why it doesn’t make sense. That’s why I asked about worship. Does it really fucking matter if the person was good but worshipped the wrong god? Or didn’t worship at all. A person who has done more good in this world than a Christian will end up in hell simply because he worshipped Buddha or shiva. How is that right?

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Detective Deft Defector 2mo ago

It is that also, yes. Nothing is absolute across all people. You go to hell, or you just die and there’s nothing after, or you die and come back as a squirrel, or you die and feed a tree and become part of the collective consciousness. I don’t think it is right. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Christ only actually said love thy neighbors as thyself and the pharisees who wrote that were like “We’re gonna make SOOOOO much money if loving God is even more important than that, and tithing is part of the ritual.”

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MAHDOOD 2mo ago

This is a good point that raises another important question. Why would god give us something that is so easily corruptible like religion? And then he’s just like yeah figure it out yourselves or go to hell. Makes no sense.