Disclaimer: Christians not advised, strong atheists are welcome to try and get off to this, weak atheists I don't give a damn.
Can I play, too? I'm not Christian or atheist of any vein... I'll just reply anyway
God is simply invocation, anything more is personal and essentially meaningless to me (and likely everyone else).
Why is invocation meaningful and nothing else? I mean, I realize I can't inject any meaning into anything for you that you don't personally desire to accept, but why is invocation somehow not personal and at the same time meaningful? Inconsistency is no good for me.
So lets not waste our time with him being all powerful and bla bla bla, because you're not.
Well, I certainly don't believe in an all-powerful god but that is just about the
only type of being I can't imagine existing. Everything short of omnipotence seems possible to me. The fact that we aren't anywhere near godlike is really just a function of time and effort, if you ask me. There is no limit to imagination, and therefore no limit to reality either over a long enough time frame.
Christian God = God of Death,
You'll have to pardon my lack of education in Satanist dogma, but is this due to the Christian god only being important in relation to an afterlife?
Only on a personal level, and even then it's not the only thing you need. Action is required to translate perception into liberation. Also, desire for liberation is required. Those that have no desire or ability to be liberated are never liberated regardless of perception.
That's a bit of a stretch. It may be a prerequisite, but I don't think they are equivalent. Like I said, action and desire are also required.
God like = freedom of Godhood,
Alright, I'll take that definition.
Goodhood = choice of being or not being,
Solipsism? A fair position, I suppose. What happened to not being all-powerful, though?
I suppose we usually give up something to gain another. But choice must necessarily be conscious or it isn't choice. Since the sacrifice is rarely examined before a choice is made, I have a hard time equating the two. Then again, I suppose factoring in perception brings the sacrifice to light and informs the choice. Even considering that, I think the gain is by far a more significant portion of choice than the sacrifice required for that gain.
Of course. Superiors are only superior because they are superior to us. They have their own superiors and we are superior to something inferior to us. It's a big subjective chain of relation. Transcending this chain, however, is not necessarily possible or even useful. Its a nice thought, but when push comes to shove, some things simply overpower us. This may be temporary or even illusory, but again perception+action+desire and not any one apart from the others.
teacher student relation is likely nonsense,
I hope you mean specifically god as a teacher and not teaching as a whole. I can agree with you if that's what you mean, otherwise I am glad to have and be a teacher. Nothing about it is nonsensical to me. It seems perfectly sensible and rewarding.
Maybe, but the real question is whether this fear is misplaced or not. Depending on your current situation, fear can be the most productive response. Having never met any gods, I can't really see a reason to fear them. But that's a lot like a wild animal not fearing a human. Its not really a benefit to those animals, is it? Unless you feel that defiance is the most important aspect of life. Being that you are a Satanist this may very well be the case.
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