This is part of a discussion a friend and I were having:
Kat: There are no coincidences, no accidents. But there's no Fate, either. Wrap your brain around that one!
Torp: I had already come to that conclusion. I'm of the opinion that the Universe acts in a mostly deterministic manner...
Why must it be a choice between either creationism or evolution? Why can't it be both? I sure believe in both. The world was created, yes, but it was done over time, and God is still creating. How could God be the Creator if S/He is not still creating?
Kat
My love is more powerful than my lust, and I do not love for shallow reasons. I can be "crushing" on someone for their looks, but if I find that their personality is distasteful, I lose all interest. The same goes with my friendships... if I still make an effort to be your friend, it's because I...
I have to disagree here. Except for scattered tribal religions around the world, Paganism as it is today is not a survivor of the past, it was recreated from scratch by Gerald Gardner, and is a combonation of historical knowledge and Freemasonry rituals.
All this said, and my credibility is...
Satanism and paganism differ philosophically in a great many ways, I suggest you read the first few posts in this thread to see why. I for one am a Pagan/New Ager and I disagree with Satanism on several issues. So yes, Satanism does have things to offer: a different philosophy. It is more...
LaVeyan satanists view Satan as a symbol for the natural, they are not theistic Satanists. Theistic Satanic groups include The Temple of Set, Luciferians, and other assorted theistic groups. But the Setians (Temple of Set) and Luciferians believe in Satan as a good guy. Setians believe Set (the...
Well for one thing, LaVey's teachings are just condensed and modified teachings of Crowley. Secondly, I doubt Crowley ever condoned ritual sacrifice. And third, yeah. You get nuts in every religion.
Kat
I believe the Apocrypha Discordia ( http://appendix.23ae.com/apocrypha/ ) is in print now. That link takes you to a place where you can either download it or purchase it.
Seeing that Robert Anton Wilson is a Discordian, anything by him is good.
Might help to ask at a Discordian forum about...