Ragnar: I'm studying up on Satanism.
Sire: Hows that going for you?
Ragnar: Good.
Ragnar: I really enjoy it.
Sire: That's good. :)
Ragnar: Theres a lot of great values in Satanism.
SireSire : im hoping to be back in school by next year myself
Sire: for social work
Sire: I don't need a religeon to tell me good life values. :x
Sire: Weak minded people need that in my opinion.
Ragnar: Yeah, I feel you.
Ragnar: Satanism really isnt for weak minded.
Sire: All religeon is for weak minded.
Ragnar: And it isnt classified as a religion.
Sire: Eggshell skulls people
Sire: Well
Sire: For there to be satanism there has to be christianity.
Ragnar: LOL.
Sire: :<
Ragnar: That was a good joke.
Ragnar: Satanism has nothing to do with Christianity.
Sire: You have your beliefs
Sire: I have mine
Ragnar: What do you think Satanism is?
Sire: And mine don't involve strange foreign scripture from a time that doesn't matter anymore.
Sire: How can I explain it
Sire: the best way I can
Ragnar: I just want to know what you think Satanism is.
Sire: I group it with every other, faith, belief, religeon, spiritualism, cult, etc etc.
Ragnar: Because Satanism was created in the mid 60s
Sire: People who follow those things.
Sire: Are people who need to seek something beyond themself.
Sire: They need something that places answers on questions that they have about life that dictate how they cope with life.
Ragnar: And what kind of questions are those?
Sire: And to be honest in detail about the faith or belief it's self I know very little, what I do know is enough to decide it has followers in the highest sense.
Sire: Life after death
Sire: Meaning behind life
Sire: meaning beyond action
Sire: meaning behind purpose
Sire: Faith questions
Sire: I can respect that some people need those things in their life
Sire: to make them feel complete
Sire: Or to help them cope with life.
Sire: There's community in some way in them
Sire: And it brings people together but not my thing in any form
Ragnar: Can I ask you something?
Sire: Sure
Ragnar: Who do you think a satanist worships?
Sire: Demons
Sire: Like I said I don't know
Sire: I just don't care for religeon
Sire: it's not my interest
Ragnar: Satanists are Athiests.
Ragnar: They dont believe in a higher power, or demons, or ghosts. Or "Satan" himself.
Ragnar: What they do worship is themselves, self care is highly important to a satanist. The biggest holiday for a satanist is their birthday.
Sire: And I need to be a satanist to practice mindfulness? which is older and what you described than this "satanism" you speak of
Ragnar: No, there is more to it then just that lol.
Ragnar: But it has nothing to do with christianity, gods, or faith.
Sire: It's just something else to label yourself with
Sire: I'm me
Sire: I have my own beliefs not dictated by any faith
Sire: I have more values and direction that is constructive and positive to not only myself but to others.
Sire: I practice selfcare and mindfulness I also meditate
Sire: Practices I adopted with back surgery
Sire: I don't need satanism to help me be a good or successful person
Sire: Unlike some people
Sire: No offence.
Ragnar: No taken.
Ragnar: Everyone is free to believe in what they want.
Sire: They are
Sire: an I can say something good about faith
Sire: That the sense of community and positive enviroment, the direction and the belief of something greater than themself can do amazing things for people
Sire: Like free them from drug abuse
Sire: But it's an individual case to case situation.
Sire: From the fine little details of your brain