Satanisim, Whats your opinion Options

[I_LiKe_PiRaTeZ]

What is your opinion on being a satanist?
I have been a satanist for 3 years now. & personally think that it is becoming a fad..
with all this nu-metal shyt.. & punk poseurs who think satanisim is just a thing to be fooled with.. i think my religion is being exploited..

[x] DAVe

[sunissed14127]

I'm not against people who are into Satanism, but I don't belive in it. I guess people just do what they wanna do. But yes, It seems like Satanism & Atheism has become a fad.

[NoSex]

But yes, It seems like Satanism & Atheism has become a fad.

Nothing compared to the world's biggest fad ever! Christianity!

[sunissed14127]

Nothing compared to the world's biggest fad ever! Christianity!

I know, a huge majority is Christian, but I'm just saying that many people are saying their into Satanism/Atheism just because they think it's "cool" and what everyone else is doing.

[NoSex]

I know, a huge majority is Christian, but I'm just saying that many people are saying their into Satanism/Atheism just because they think it's "cool" and what everyone else is doing.

Yeah, I know. Heh heh.
It does happen. However, I wouldn't say many people are doing this. The percentage of people that prescribe to atheism or satanism itself is already so small, and the percentage of those atheists and or satanists who have jumped on board just because they want to look cool, I would suspect, has reached rather minimal margins. However, we can't be positive.

But, it does happen, and is apparent. Rather unfortunate. In the end though, I don't think I would go so far as to call either Atheism or Satanism a fad. Maybe Satanism, but definately not Atheism.

[*kryogenix*]

Yeah, I know. Heh heh.
It does happen. However, I wouldn't say many people are doing this. The percentage of people that prescribe to atheism or satanism itself is already so small, and the percentage of those atheists and or satanists who have jumped on board just because they want to look cool, I would suspect, has reached rather minimal margins. However, we can't be positive.

But, it does happen, and is apparent. Rather unfortunate. In the end though, I don't think I would go so far as to call either Atheism or Satanism a fad. Maybe Satanism, but definately not Atheism.

I don't people become athiest or satanist because they're jumping on some bandwagon. I think she means that some people do such things because they don't want to be tied down by rules. It's easier to confrom when you don't have rules.

[NoSex]

I don't people become athiest or satanist because they're jumping on some bandwagon. I think she means that some people do such things because they don't want to be tied down by rules. It's easier to confrom when you don't have rules.

The bandwagon fallacy is also known as an appeal to popularity or the argument from popularity. The problem here is that neither Satanism nor Atheism is popular. Although she is right, people do sometimes delve into these circles to look "cool." I have met quite a few of them. I have also met those who have no idea what they are talking about and their intentions are highly dubious. However, I have never really met either a Satanist or an Atheist who seems to have simply become such because they do not want to be "tied down by rules." I think such an occurance is amazingly rare as well as a highly unsophisticated argument.

It seems like most believers think atheists are either contumacious, insane, crazy, or possessed by demons. Either way, they can't seem to take us that seriously in most cases. But, I guess alot of atheists don't take theists that seriously either... but, that may be because they think we are skeptical just because we "don't want to be tied down by rules."

Also, I don't exactly see how no rules make it easier to "conform?"
Isn't it exactly the other way around?
More rules, and the stricter the rules the more conformity?
Such as; "Dress this way. Act this way. Do this. Do that."