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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
If I recall correctly, that is the religious view taken by a group very similar to Satanists. Hell, they might be Satanists, for all I know. Anyway, their view is that "God" is the being that you have described. Lucifer, and his followers, rose up against God to put order into the universe, was defeated, and subsequently banished.
Not that I subscribe to any of it. You have to first believe in god, to believe in satan, and so on, and so forth. I, personally, have no use for any of it. I just find it interesting, is all, how "fringe" religions take thier view.
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Gnostics. They are not really an orginized group so much as whole lot of views with one common point. They believe that there is some sort of great secret they are privy to that the rest of the Christians aren't. Some openly follow Satan, believing that he is the good guy and God just has better PR. SOme follow God, bu think they know something about hi the rest don't. Some believe and openly hate both. As for Satanists, there are 2 groups that fall under this heading. Ones that believe Satan is the bad guy, but worship him out of hope of power in this world, who I call Diablolists just to avoid confuse in convos, and Satanists ala Antwan Devay(sp?), who don't worship Satan at all but self. Devay picked that name as a symbol of dark sentuality which he feels we should no ignore in ourselves, and to piss of the Christians. I guess I do fall under the Gnostic heading, but I don't really consider myself one. I say Christain when people ask my my beliefs, but I don't really consider myself part of any group. Besides, Satan is a pussy. Just look at the Christain food chain. God, us, angels. Satan is an angel. can't touch me unless I let him. Besides, I could have won that war a few thousand years ago.