ATHEISM vs SATANISM

ATHEISM

Atheism is the mindset that no deities exists and we have to believe in ourselves to get things done. We do not believe in a Heaven, we do not believe in a Hell. We are self sufficient and like taking responsibility for our actions. We do not put the blame on some unseen demonic force or forces. 

SATANISM

I read "The Satanic Bible" by Anton Szandor LaVey and I honestly didn't see any actual difference between Atheism and Satanism, except that they are more violent people. The one rule they follow is, "Hate your enemies with a whole heart, and if a man smite you on one cheek, SMASH him on the other!; smite him hip and thigh, for self-preservation is the highest law!". I mean, obviously, there are atheists that feel this way too, but this is an act straight from anger. From what I can tell, these Satanists, they are more of an "eye for an eye" type of group. So, as I was reading this book/bible, I ended up starting to agree with some of their thinking. Satanists actually believe that you yourself is "God". How great is that! Then I got toward of the end book and let's just say... it got "different".

RITUALS

I was starting to think they were actually Atheists that just titled themselves Satanists to aggravate Theists! I continued reading and about around page 46, the book started talking about performing rituals. Actual witchcraft, let's just say that I became very upset with Mr. LaVey. He did a 180 degree spin from talking about being your own "god" and believing in only yourself and other people, to performing "Magick". I was blown away with the anger behind all of these rituals he mentions. It involves burning things and literal screaming and yelling. In a way, he makes it seem like violence is okay when performing a ritual and then a paragraph later he says that you should commit violence; I'm not exactly sure what he was trying to accomplish.

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH HIGH PRIEST

I think what I can take away from this book/bible, is that he was mad at the world one day and decided to create some "religion" to amplify his feelings towards whoever he was mad at. I didn't know what to think after reading this and tried getting in touch with The Church of Satan. I tried getting a phone number and was ignored. I tried getting in touch with various social media they are on and I was ignored. I received an email back saying to read the FAQ on their website or read their book, which I had both done and none of my questions were answered. I wanted to set up a phone interview but nobody from the organization would give me the time of day. 

WRAPPING UP

In the beginning I wanted to believe that Satanists were the same as Atheists, but towards the end I quickly realized we are nowhere near the same. They still believe in an actually deity, and they still hold services with someone in charge. I don't understand what Anton LaVey was trying to accomplish when he started this "religion", but somehow he got people to worship the "devil" in his own hypocritical way. Religion is a waste of time and it needs to stop brainwashing people. That's all I have for you all today, I will see you all tomorrow 😊

-Jay

Understanding Atheism!

FIRST OFF!

Being an Atheist does not entail going to meetings where we talk about how to destroy religion and bring back the devil. We, unlike Theists, just look at scientific fact. We think, why would anybody worship something that simply cannot be proven? Science has many theories which haven't yet been 100 percent proven, but the people behind that theory have spent a significant amount of time putting together math equations, and other proven methods to come to the conclusion they have made.

Take for example a black hole, it cannot be physically seen, yet we know for a fact they exist. We know there have been math equations behind this and every single astronomer agrees that they are out there. We have one in the center of our galaxy. The point I am making is that we believe in fact, not a big man in the sky who cannot be proved to exist.

WE ARE NOT EVIL!

Every time I get into an argument with somebody, more often than not, I am told that people like me are trying to bring the devil to Earth and end all humanity. Some just say that Atheists are demons disguised as humans and that we are here to cause destruction. Okay, let's all take a nice long look at this for a minute. Let us all, as Atheists, think about what you just read. How scared and feeble minded must these people be? Their religion has completely brainwashed them into being petrified every day of their lives. What way of life is that? 

To me, there is no difference between good and evil. Everyone has their own perspective on what those two words mean; except for the Theists. Anybody who disagrees with their faith is automatically deemed evil. What kind of being, who claims to be all loving, would deem a group of people to be evil because of what they believe?

WE WILL NOT CONFORM!

If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times; We will not change because you think you just gave us a way to be saved from eternal hell. I frankly, do not care if you tell me when I die, that I am going to burn in hell for the rest of spiritual existence. Until there is a way to scientifically prove that hell is underneath our feet, I will continue to drink, curse, have sex without being married and whatever else I would like to do. We only have one life and we need to live it to the fullest. 

For someone to tell me that a "miracle" has happened to them because they have prayed to "god", I will try to prove them wrong. I have heard this so many times, it is a joke to me. When a "miracle" happens, it is not an act of "god" and we will never believe that. Please do not tell me Little Jimmy is able to walk again because god has cured him overnight. Little Jimmy is able to walk again because of all the treatment he has undergone at the specialists he regularly visits. I will never believe in miracles.

PRAYING?

The only time I will ever get on my knees, is if my job requires it. There is no way I'm kneeling beside my bed every night to beg to the "almighty" for forgiveness. That's a very cowardice thing to do, and to think people actually believe this works, is insane. I am bewildered by people who pray, but even more so with the people who pray after someone passes away. We all are human, which means we are horrible to each other almost everyday. If someone passes away right now and your last words to them were, "I hate you", or "Leave me alone", you would go to their funeral and feel horrible about it. You would want to bring the person back to life and apologize. The Theists, on the other hand, would go to the service and pray over their body and say how much they liked that person. They would hold up their heads and act as if nothing bad had been said before the person passed. You might be wondering, "Why would you say that? I might not like Theists but that's just not true!" Except, it is true. You see, they are terrified of their god, they will not pray, but hope that god didn't realize their last altercation.

People often wonder, if atheists do not pray, how do they come to terms with what they have done wrong? Well, that's really simple to answer, we take responsibility for our own actions. We realize the faults in ourselves and we try to not make the same mistakes again. If we do make those mistakes again, oops! We are human, we mess up, we make mistakes, but we still make it through the day and wake up the next morning. 

Final Thoughts

So now, if people other than us atheists, have read this blog, hopefully they will better understand that we are people just like everybody else. We are people who are self sufficient and self made. We do everything you do, we just do not bow down to some cloud in the sky. We go off of scientific proof about our existence. We will not, and we will never change to your religion. If you would never convert to atheism, don't expect to even think for a minute, that we would convert to your fairy tale. That's all I have for today, thank you all for reading my blog. I will see you all in the next one 😊

-Jay

Killed A Man? Go Repent!

Today I really felt the need to express something that doesn't sit right with me. Theists believe that as long they pray to their God, no matter what they did, they will be forgiven and accepted into an everlasting happy afterlife. This implies that murder is bad, but that it is also okay at the same time. In a way, this is subliminally telling children that it is perfectly normal to murder, just as long as they ask for forgiveness after. Yes, I know a lot people that have read up to this point are saying, "Jay, this is horribly inaccurate! I know many theists who have never committed murder because they could just ask for forgiveness!". I would tell you this is completely true and that you are 100 percent correct, not everybody commits murder. But other people commit theft, fraud, and many other illegal acts, just because they could pray the sins away. 

ILLEGAL ACTS

This needs to STOP! We, as the same people, need to come together and take responsibility for our wrong doings. People who steal things from stores and feel guilty about it, will right away get down on their knees and pray for forgiveness. THIS DOESN'T WORK! YOU are the one who stole, YOU are the one who did the illegal act! If you never take action for what you did, you will never learn from the situation. Belief is a drug; it is an addiction. People who believe in Jesus or whichever other deity, are the same as heroin addicts. They NEED to talk to God in order to not feel guilty about stealing. They then feel as though they have been accepted back into the Pearly Gates. So what happens next? They go out the next day and the day after that, until they get caught by law enforcement. This is a HORRIBLE message for children and their parents should be ashamed that they are raising kids this way.

ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY

I was out today, and I had a very eye opening conversation with a very devout Christian man. He told me that no matter how bad life may seem, you can always have God to comfort you. When I told him I didn't believe in God he stepped back, lowered his head and shook it. He then looked back at me and asked, "How do you expect to go to Heaven if you don't believe in God? How do you plan to wash away your sins?" I told him, "I do not have any 'sins'. Yes, I have made bad choices in my life, but I do not regret them. I realized that those mistakes have made me a better person today. I accept my bad past doings." At this point the man still wasn't satisfied, he wanted to know why I wouldn't just try to pray. I explained to him that as long a person takes responsibility for what they have done, good or bad, they are a better person for that. He told me that if I never repent I will be going to Hell. This conversation went on for at least 20 minutes and I walked away out of frustration. He couldn't live in the real world for ten seconds and see how we, as Atheist's, think.

BEING LAZY

What this thinking all comes down to is being irresponsible. Think about people who claim they aren't able to keep a job and can't make any money. They are one of the first to talk about how Jesus is going to help them one day. They just need to wait on a miracle. It almost seems like they don't want to put work in for themselves, and that is exactly what they are doing! They would rather have an imaginary, and invisible being run their lives for them, and that is very sad and lazy. If these people would take initiative to build their own success, they would be very far ahead in life. 

ALL IN ALL

My main message to take away from this, is that we Atheists, know that no invisible man/woman in the sky is going to help us. We have to deal with what is in front of us. Whether that means it is a good situation or a bad one, we are responsible for it. We as a community need to realize that, since the Theists won't. I thank you guys for reading and I'll see you all in the next one 🙂

-Jay