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0 pointsNovaJehovah5y ago0 comments

Violent revolution and utopianism were core beliefs of both Nazism and Bolshevism. Individual rights are a core belief of both social democratic liberalism and anarcho-capitalism. The existence of Satan is a core belief of both Christians and Satanists.

A and B sharing core beliefs does not mean A == B.

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parineum5y ago· 1 in thread

You point stands but most Satanism actually doesn't actually believe in a literal Satan, they identify with him as an allegory.

The largest sects, The Church of Satan (athiest) and the Satanic Temple (non-theist) don't have a belief in Satan as a deity.

There is a subset that actually does though but they are a minority of a minority.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_Satanism

NovaJehovahOP5y ago

Thanks for the correction. I didn't realize that!

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