Satan is The Sacred Cow

Satan is the Sacred Cow
I was talking to a guy who was shit terrified of me. I kept telling him that I wasn't going to eat him or sacrifice him to the Dark Lord. He said something that answered a question I have had for awhile. "Satan is scary. I don't believe in Good and Evil, but if it existed, it would be Satan and Satanism."
Not wanting him to piss himself when he saw my screename, I asked if he had read TSB. His answer was, No (big suprise, eh). Then it hit me: Satan is the sacred cow.

People are terrified at the idea. We are raised being told that Satan is scary, dark, evil, etc. We are told from the time we are children (most people), that this is the one subject to never look into, to never touch. To even peek under the curtain at what Satan is, is to risk damnation.

When Anton LaVey wrote the book, it was even worse. The world hadn't lost it's virginity on what Satanism is or could be. They still viewed Satan as all powerful, all evil, etc. What most people fear is the most powerful thoughtform of all. Our fears are what hold us back, what keep us from moving forward. By calling his philosophy Satanism, Anton LaVey managed to destroy the idea of Satan as some intangible fear. He killed that sacred cow.

It takes a special kind of person to pick up a TSB and read it. It takes a person that is willing to look at things the average person won't. It takes someone who is willing to risk damnation in order to find out what is written inside. It takes someone who lacks superstition and fear of ideas. If you can even pick up the book, you are running a 50/50 chance of being a Satanist already. You are already exhibiting the characteristics he describes (or are a complete psycho, or both).

In conclusion, as Anton Levay said, "Satan is the best friend the church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these years."