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I'm curious about perspectives on this: where does one draw the line between Satanism and Nihilism? If life is truly meaningless then it seems fulfilling carnal desires is the wise route and validates the methods of those following by their own personal code. Perhaps these perspectives are much more closely knit than I initially recognized... thoughts? FTW

Dark Enlightenment May 24 '18

In a universal/existential "Why do we exist" sense life is indeed without meaning or value. However, that doesn't mean a person is without values.

I had a friend growing up who was charismatic as all fuck, loved that christian god of his and that skateboarding youth group. But he was also the type to sell a stolen 4K sound system to one 'friend' for $500, then steal it back and sell it to another 'friend' for $700.

Much like his 'christian values' didn't really contribute to his ways as does nihilism with satanism. Just in the inverse. He was decidedly more selfish and carnal, just with Jesus as his clemency.

Different value sets may be:

Christian: Thou shalt not steal

Personal: Fuck stealing, thou shalt not fuck over friends

Nihilism is recognizing that lack of obstencibly moral valuation, what happens from there is a matter of respect and personal code.

The Forum post is edited by Dark Enlightenment May 24 '18

Cain May 24 '18

For me it is a matter of function. Philosophy and method. The realization that my existence has no discernible objective meaning or mathematical significance therefor we must define our own subjective meaning was assisted by the study of Nihilism. But the "how..." The process of exploring, scrutinizing and refining my subjective meaning is what led me to Satanism.

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MistressMage666 May 25 '18

No existential cognitive crisis here nor getting hung up in the cogs of "isms". Just trying to masticate