allthumbs Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 To me the 'devil' is simply negativity. Negativity which includes hatred, despair, hopelessness, apathy, chosen ignorance, injustice, greed and all other forms of wickedness. Anyone who is filled with negativity and is 'evil' can be saved from this terrible affliction through metanoia (change of heart). To me someone who labels themselves a 'satanist' and in fact lives a positive and peaceful life is in fact a Christian, because they are living the path that Jesus wanted them to follow. Likewise a 'Christian' who lives a negative life of hatred and evil is in fact a satanist. I consider evil doers like Bill and Hillary to be apostates and antiChrists. What do you schmos think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babnik Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 ditto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Listen to the rhetoric people... evil doers. Looks like someone done got their brains washed. Bawhahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 I agree with most of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrambler Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 "Do what thou will." "Follow your bliss." Complex subject matter. There's a hell of lot of different connotations associated with the Devil, makes it difficult to discuss. Just like there's a lot of different names for the Joker, each one carries a different set of meanings. Diablo, Satan, Lucifer, or just plain, Chaos. Me, with my secular beliefs, see this entity as a personification of the principle of independence often at odds with the authority figures. Like Prometheus. Stole the fire from the gods. The snake innagoddavida coaxed the woman to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, or consciousness, as I see it. Opened her eyes, so to speak. BTW, I don't believe in the original sin nonsense. Anyway, I can see your point too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 The devil is a figure created by the church to destroy pagenism and advance their own beliefs Taoism is where it's at: it's all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Satanism and Christianity are both equally (in)valid because they both worship equally mythical entities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 satanism is what bible belt teenagers do to feel rebellious and shock mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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