Jason_Dix

I believe that sacrificing and worshipping a “demon” or “dæmon” or other entity is mistakenly called Satanism, as it is more related to paganism. In the old days, when Christianity was just emerging, people worshipped the spirits of a bucket, water, sun, stone, wood, etc. That is, they were pagans. Accordingly, they made sacrifices to these spirits, from a handful of grain to a gutted cow or a human being. Modern Satanism, if it can be called that, is more related to people who prefer to believe in themselves and in their own strength. Not in a deity imposed for thousands of years. In case of disobedience to which you will all be punished. But those groups of people who perform rituals and offer sacrifices are the prototype of pagans with mental disorders. Nothing more. Basically, like most Christians or Catholics, depending on their religion. They just replaced several spirits, gods or idols with one.

In my opinion, atheism and suicide have nothing to do with each other. Religion is the main and very effective lever of influence and control over the masses of people who blindly believe in the incorporeal power and unprecedented miracles described in the book. And it all happened 2000 years ago. It seems to me that this is more like the documentation of the first Islamicists and psychologists who realized that not only a flock of sheep but also a flock of people can be controlled with a word and a stick, since at that time high intelligence was manifested in a minority of the population. And suicide is the result of a mental disorder.