Solicitors at your house?

[Nebulous]

It's a little more complicated than that... but effectively it's less about believing in satan than it is trying to understand his motivations and take those lessons to heart.

He doesn't have any motivations because he doesn't exist. Its just a fairy tale. Even satanists don't believe in him. Seems like they are just latching onto a name to be controversial, they're really just atheists. At least thats what I've learned in my 5 seconds of research.

 

[MrDawn]

He doesn't have any motivations because he doesn't exist. Its just a fairy tale. Even satanists don't believe in him. Seems like they are just latching onto a name to be controversial, they're really just atheists. At least thats what I've learned in my 5 seconds of research.

It's metaphorical. According to Atheist Republic, they're just Poetic Atheists who fight for Freedom From Religion against Christians who proselytize and try to force their religion onto others such as the Anti Choice movement, Oppressing the religious beliefs of others, prayer in schools, and trying to indoctrinate children without the parent's consent. Freedom of Religion does not mean you're allowed to force it down everyone's throat. No means no.

They explain that it's really an Atheist organization in this video.

 

[Nebulous]

It's metaphorical. According to Atheist Republic, they're just Poetic Atheists who fight for Freedom From Religion against Christians who proselytize and try to force their religion onto others such as the Anti Choice movement, Oppressing the religious beliefs of others, prayer in schools, and trying to indoctrinate children without the parent's consent. Freedom of Religion does not mean you're allowed to force it down everyone's throat. No means no.

They explain that it's really an Atheist organization in this video.

Ah, makes sense.

 

[SpookyZalost]

if I wasn't already a nietzchian... lol.
it makes sense why my sister would choose to be one though.

 

[Nebulous]

nietzchian

Whats that?

 

[SpookyZalost]

Whats that?

A follower of the philosophical works of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Self improvement for it's own sake, to gain knowledge above all else and become superior to your old self is the main thing.
in regard to the specific topic regarding god and religion there's a saying. God is Dead.

What that actually means however is that god, whether or not he/she/it existed, but the concept of god effectively dead because the very concept has been perverted and changed from it's original meaning.
what was originally a tribal religious entity (in jahova/yaweh's case a sun god), has been perverted and contrived from it's original concept by the church into a form of control through fear and promises of an afterlife if you obey.

It holds us back as a species and so shrugging off the yolk of religious oppression is part of the major steps to becoming better than human, to evolve beyond it. to become as nietzsche termed, the ubermensch.
Don't confuse this with the corrupted Nazi version because they didn't even try to understand Nietzsche's philosophies, just took parts of it to make their own group look superior without actually doing so.

Here's the key bit that I follow in earnest however.
When you become an ubermensch it's kind of your duty to try and help elevate others to that same status. to share knowledge and help others grow while still improving on yourself.

of course I throw a little Darwinism and Pragmatism in there as well but that's my personal beliefs outside of it.
After all if someone refuses help that's freely given simply because they don't wish to learn to do so themselves and no longer require help then that's their choice and the outcome they chose.

 

[Nebulous]

A follower of the philosophical works of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Self improvement for it's own sake, to gain knowledge above all else and become superior to your old self is the main thing.
in regard to the specific topic regarding god and religion there's a saying. God is Dead.

What that actually means however is that god, whether or not he/she/it existed, but the concept of god effectively dead because the very concept has been perverted and changed from it's original meaning.
what was originally a tribal religious entity (in jahova/yaweh's case a sun god), has been perverted and contrived from it's original concept by the church into a form of control through fear and promises of an afterlife if you obey.

It holds us back as a species and so shrugging off the yolk of religious oppression is part of the major steps to becoming better than human, to evolve beyond it. to become as nietzsche termed, the ubermensch.
Don't confuse this with the corrupted Nazi version because they didn't even try to understand Nietzsche's philosophies, just took parts of it to make their own group look superior without actually doing so.

Here's the key bit that I follow in earnest however.
When you become an ubermensch it's kind of your duty to try and help elevate others to that same status. to share knowledge and help others grow while still improving on yourself.

of course I throw a little Darwinism and Pragmatism in there as well but that's my personal beliefs outside of it.
After all if someone refuses help that's freely given simply because they don't wish to learn to do so themselves and no longer require help then that's their choice and the outcome they chose.

Sounds like a good way to live. Keep up the good work!