Criticisms of Satanism

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By Vexen Crabtree 2001 Aug 18

Attacks on Satanism is a series of essays criticizing modern LaVey Satanism or Satanism in general compiled by Vexen Crabtree. The essays here contain the most potent and intelligent anti-Satanism text brought to Vexen's attention.

Vexen finds that there is a shortage of intelligent anti-Satanism work, and that most concentrate on inverted Christianity and Devil Worship, becoming paranoid and completely contentless rants. These essays are informed attacks on Satanism.

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1. @stolath: Satanism - A Critique?

2. Rev. D.R. Deinsen: Why I am not a Satanist
   She might not entirely believe it when I say it, but Deinsen sums up several major pitfalls of Satanism in her essay, Why I am not a Satanist.

3. Smulo, John: Hypocrisy, Plagiarism and LaVey
   An excerpt from a thesis by John Smulo.

4. Vexen: Black Solstice's Holy War (I'm sorry I can't think of a ludicrous bad title, for now I'll stick with an amateurishly bad one)
   This is Vexen's own attack on contemporary Satanism.

Anton LaVey, himself the founder of the Church of Satan, was an infamous critical thinker. One of his own criticisms of Satanism was that of insincere concocted nonconformity:

“A person devoid of special ability must work harder to become "special," which often results in an abrasive pretence of infallibility. Combine the overachiever's pseudo-specialty with his hauteur of infallibility, and all that's lacking to complete the profile of contemporary "cool" is freeze-dried noncomformity. If noncomformity is Satanism's strength, planned or put-on nonconformity is its greatest weakness. The predictable antics of heavy-handed "Satanists" are quite profitably exploited by non-Satanists”

"The Devil's Notebook" by Anton LaVey, p64