The attitude with which I believe one should approach religion and the religious community in general is one of respect and humility.
Month: June 2019
Satanism and Strategic Thinking
Anyone who would follow a Satanic path authentically would do well to equip themselves with the tools of game theory. Game theory is a powerful mathematical abstraction of strategic thinking, without which one can only hope by chance to accomplish their objectives. And if one lacks a strong path towards one’s objectives, they are not living Satanically.
Faith and Sacrifice, pt. 2: Kierkegaard, Tillich, and the Story of Abraham and Isaac
The interrelated concepts of faith and sacrifice have remained, throughout my explorations into religion, matters of endless fascination. In the last work in this series, I adapted the story of the Binding of Isaac, as Kierkegaard had done, and took an overview of the history of faith and sacrifice, especially as they occurred in the Hindu religions. In this installment, I’ll be turning to the details of the views of two particular philosophers who wrote extensively on the subject of faith in particular, Søren Kierkegaard and Paul Tillich.
Evil
My own initial position on morality is that there are no moral facts. Nothing is inherently good, and neither is good some objective thing, and the same applies to evil.