Christians making the devil sound cooler and cooler by the day…
Caim/Caym who teaches you how to make animal noises but also debate well and predict the future:
Alright fuck it, I’m a satanist. Atheism may be logically correct but I can’t talk to animals or predict the future.
/serious head for a second.
Demonology =/= satanism.
Demonology like this is essentially a 16th century LARP and manuscripts like the Psuedomonarchia Daemonum aren’t religious texts but instead lore books.
Do satanists not have demons? I figured their lore would be an outcropping of these early modern DnD nerds.
Satanism can largely be split into two groups:
Atheistic satanism doesn’t even have the devil but rather uses imagery invoking Satan as an edgelord rejection of Christian hierarchy. It’s why you get groups like the Church of Satan who are mostly into extolling the virtues of individualism rather than worshiping Satan.
Theistic satanism does have Satan as a central religious figure but more is focused (typically) on the idea of Satan as a Prometheus figure, tormented for teaching mankind free will. Theistic satanism is typically not as organised as atheistic satanism but there are a few new age cults like the Order of the Nine Angles.
Out of both groups, I’m unaware of any belief in individual demons.
it’s the inverse Pascal’s Wager: sure, there’s no evidence that demons exist, but what if you’re wrong? if demons existed who could give you those abilities, you wouldn’t want to be among the fools who don’t believe in them! you have nothing to lose and everything (talking to animals and predicting the future) to gain!
