Blurring Good and Evil
One thing I find very interesting is the differing views of Christianity and its antithesis Satanism.
Christianity teaches to love thy neighbor. Love God as well. It is very non-selfish. Satanism on the other hand teaches to love yourself.
Christianity teaches that sex is a sin. If sex is wrong, then ideally, if everyone was a perfect Christian, the human race would die out. I cannot help but conclude that a goal of Christianity is the extinction of the human race. This seems ridiculous of course.
I also enjoy the two societal extremes of chaos and order, anarchy and civilization. It would seem at first that anarchy is a rather Satanic way to live, whereas civilization is the ordered Chirstian counterpart.
However considering that a goal of Satanists is to enslave those around them, which societal model would allow for this? I would argue that civilization is a purely Satanic idea.
Satanists enjoy pleasure and pursue it. Civilization makes life easier and gives people pleasure. On the other hand, anarchy would most likely lead to more suffering. Which religious viewpoint glorifies suffering?
Christ did not tell us what to do on Earth while we're here. Apparently we're not supposed to be having sex, and as a result we're not building families. So what are we doing here? Existing until we die, making sure to pray to God on a regular basis. We should not want on this Earth. Wanting something besides the love of God would take away from His glory. I find this extreme to be true, and amusing.
Under this view, it is clear to me that anything constructive on this Earth (such as civilization) arises from a Satanic motivation, since there should be no other motivation. The perfect Christian would find God's love and waste away and die, unmoving. After all, what happens on Earth is irrelevant compared to the heaven that awaits.
So is civilization evil? I would argue (stepping out of the religious world now) that too much civilization is bad, and that always some anarchy is necessary. I don't think we've even come close to that level yet, but it is something I wonder about. If society is structured, you always have to worry about who's on top.
Christianity teaches to love thy neighbor. Love God as well. It is very non-selfish. Satanism on the other hand teaches to love yourself.
Christianity teaches that sex is a sin. If sex is wrong, then ideally, if everyone was a perfect Christian, the human race would die out. I cannot help but conclude that a goal of Christianity is the extinction of the human race. This seems ridiculous of course.
I also enjoy the two societal extremes of chaos and order, anarchy and civilization. It would seem at first that anarchy is a rather Satanic way to live, whereas civilization is the ordered Chirstian counterpart.
However considering that a goal of Satanists is to enslave those around them, which societal model would allow for this? I would argue that civilization is a purely Satanic idea.
Satanists enjoy pleasure and pursue it. Civilization makes life easier and gives people pleasure. On the other hand, anarchy would most likely lead to more suffering. Which religious viewpoint glorifies suffering?
Christ did not tell us what to do on Earth while we're here. Apparently we're not supposed to be having sex, and as a result we're not building families. So what are we doing here? Existing until we die, making sure to pray to God on a regular basis. We should not want on this Earth. Wanting something besides the love of God would take away from His glory. I find this extreme to be true, and amusing.
Under this view, it is clear to me that anything constructive on this Earth (such as civilization) arises from a Satanic motivation, since there should be no other motivation. The perfect Christian would find God's love and waste away and die, unmoving. After all, what happens on Earth is irrelevant compared to the heaven that awaits.
So is civilization evil? I would argue (stepping out of the religious world now) that too much civilization is bad, and that always some anarchy is necessary. I don't think we've even come close to that level yet, but it is something I wonder about. If society is structured, you always have to worry about who's on top.
posted by flowbeus at 12:54 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks, I will.
Interesting post... keep it up.
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