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Originally Posted by sl42
As for making new stories around a side character from other religions' mythologies and calling it a religion, that's just funny. Though I would assume most "Satanists" are simply protesting mainstream religions, taking a look at the "Theistic Satanism" page on Wikipedia shows that there are some groups who take it quite seriously as a religion - and seem to promote generally positive values (personal development, seeking knowledge, etc.) and the character of Satan in their beliefs is quite different from the villain of the Abrahamic religions (though it can be assumed is the same character that appears in those stories only - according to their beliefs - deliberately mischaracterized and misrepresented).
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An interesting question:
If the Satan of these satanic religions is the mischaracterized and misrepresented Satan of Abrahamitic religions, then does that mean there is no Satan (insomuch as Satan is a term for that Big Evil) and therefore they're not really Satanists?
