What Would Satan Do: Religion, Moral Panic, and the Devils in the Dark (with Lucien Greaves)

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
  • Lucien Greaves, founder of www.thesatanict..., joins Seth Andrews for a conversation about the continuing Satanic Panic in the United States, the utility of non-theistic religions, and how the icon of Satan might approach today's evangelicals in power.

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  • @TicTocRobotSnot
    @TicTocRobotSnot Před 4 lety +296

    Still resent not being allowed to play DnD as a kid. Thirty years later the trembling baptist hoard is as bad as ever, but I had escaped and fled a thousand miles away at 17 yrs. Best move I ever made. Raised my kids without religion and they’re now rational, caring adults with a solid sense of moral integrity.

    • @michaelbeaudoin1518
      @michaelbeaudoin1518 Před 4 lety +23

      Same here in a Catholic family. Funny you mention this - I’m playing DnD for the first time ever tonight! Freedom!

    • @mykhalable9433
      @mykhalable9433 Před 4 lety +13

      Wasn't allowed to play cards, dice, pogs, DnD, watch Disney, celebrate any holiday except for Thanksgiving and Independence Day

    • @Uriel238
      @Uriel238 Před 4 lety +13

      I got all the hardbound AD&D books, and found _not one_ real spell, nor how to contact the secret AD&D temples that Jack Chick promised. Very disappointed.

    • @DaveCM
      @DaveCM Před 4 lety +14

      We came home from church after an evangelist preached against rock music. My mom played my records backwards trying to hear if it was touting Satan and then smashed them all to be safe.

    • @taylorlibby7642
      @taylorlibby7642 Před 4 lety +10

      Hah! DnD caused much controversy in Alabama in the 80's amongst both the Baptists and the Catholics! Still managed to play with an excellent group at school. We had a teacher with a sense of humor and a willingness to defy The Man. Very good times in spite of it all.

  • @Thorum13
    @Thorum13 Před 4 lety +63

    Lucien is such a gracious, intelligent and thoughtful person. We are certainly fortunate to have him at the forefront of church/state battles!

    • @pelhamonetwothree1239
      @pelhamonetwothree1239 Před 4 lety

      HE PROBABLY IS SATAM IN DISGUISE HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? JUST PAUSE THE VIDEO AT 21:21

    • @nwyk153
      @nwyk153 Před 3 lety +2

      @@pelhamonetwothree1239 HAIL SATAM!

    • @Irishmule169
      @Irishmule169 Před 3 lety +3

      @@pelhamonetwothree1239
      😂😂 grow up

    • @pelhamonetwothree1239
      @pelhamonetwothree1239 Před 3 lety

      @@Irishmule169 🤡🍨🐒👙🍑🥨🥑🥠🍆🥒🥨🥑SWEET IRISH MUFFIN

  • @loki6626
    @loki6626 Před 4 lety +160

    Lucien said it best --
    "We're not anti-christian we're post-christian. We're leaving and we're taking Satan with us."

    • @loki6626
      @loki6626 Před 4 lety +19

      @Fatima 1917
      Really! You expect people to take advice about sexual morality from a catholic?
      Unbelievable.

    • @austinharris7337
      @austinharris7337 Před 4 lety +16

      @Fatima 1917 The Roman Catholic church was built on truth? Hey, remember all those priests abusing kids? Remember when the Catholic church decided to protect their own instead of the children? Seems like a lot of truth there...

    • @urdaddyssecret4404
      @urdaddyssecret4404 Před 4 lety +13

      @Fatima 1917 so the pope said a society that consumes pornography is not able to protect children? 😂😂😂 I don't think the Vatican should be talking about protecting children , when the only ones they have protected is the priest that are abusing children .

    • @kathryngeeslin9509
      @kathryngeeslin9509 Před 4 lety +12

      @Fatima 1917 You are usually just silly and easily ignored. But to suggest that Catholicism protects minors, has ever protected minors, is simply criminal. It protects perpetrators. Like JW's Watchtower, Mormon elders, and all manner of schools run by religious groups, the Roman Catholic Church is a criminal organization preying on children.

    • @SonovKaos
      @SonovKaos Před 4 lety +7

      @Fatima 1917 HAHAHA A Catholic speweing nonsense about "protecting minors." Irony much? XD

  • @francesbell9465
    @francesbell9465 Před 3 lety +42

    Seth Andrews and Lucien Greaves thank you for being alive ❤

  • @FeyLionheart
    @FeyLionheart Před 2 lety +9

    I would love to be friends with Lucien Greaves. He’s such a cool dude.

  • @dionettaeon
    @dionettaeon Před 4 lety +108

    I have to give my apologies to the Satanists. For a while even after becoming an Atheist, I thought Satanists were even bigger idiots than the Christians I'd worked my way out of being, thinking you guys were worshiping an absolutely terrible, immoral monster. Then I eventually listened to one of Seth's earlier videos about Satanism with Lucien and realized you were just, as I put it, Halloween-Town/theatrical atheists. Then later on I found out that Satan in the bible really doesn't do anything evil, aside from when God made a bet with him to torment Job, which is still an incredibly low bar compared to God's kill-count.
    I wouldn't consider joining myself, but I commend the organization for helping to challenge the constant religious infringements in our country.

    • @sciencesaves
      @sciencesaves Před 4 lety +1

      some of them are

    • @couturestalker8606
      @couturestalker8606 Před 4 lety +2

      I really appreciate your comment man

    • @Thorum13
      @Thorum13 Před 4 lety +2

      You are speaking of The Satanic Temple. Not Satanists...

    • @collinpeters5143
      @collinpeters5143 Před 4 lety +16

      To be fair, God challenged Satan to torture Job to prove his faith. God is the real dick in that story

    • @mattroxursoul
      @mattroxursoul Před 4 lety +10

      I would consider joining if it would help a cause. Like when they do religious handouts the only way to get them to stop at times is to use satanism as a reason. If you can hand out pamphlets to children on religion so can satanists....that hits harder than anything pure atheist can put up. They did some good work on statues to build next to 10 commandment monuments as well

  • @montygraham6667
    @montygraham6667 Před 4 lety +53

    For those of us who lived through it, the Panic is still ongoing. Its socio-political form has morphed into a more insidious thing. Including Q.

  • @iamzombie76
    @iamzombie76 Před 4 lety +53

    I'm seriously considering the transition from lone wolf atheist to TST member. Thanks Seth for having Lucien on. Very bright & charismatic dude!

    • @richardjordan178
      @richardjordan178 Před 4 lety +12

      I love everything about TST.

    • @kathryngeeslin9509
      @kathryngeeslin9509 Před 4 lety +14

      Wouldn't you still be atheist? I too love everything I know about TST, especially their work for separation of church and state.

    • @iamzombie76
      @iamzombie76 Před 4 lety +12

      @@kathryngeeslin9509 yeah, but I'd wear more black so it'd be different! Lol

    • @SatanasExMachina
      @SatanasExMachina Před 3 lety +7

      @@iamzombie76 As someone who was raised deep within the evangelical sect, I found a deep sense of belonging upon transitioning into being a card carrying member of The Temple that I'd lost in my teen years. It's a wonderful thing to feel that I'm a part of a group that ACTUALLY CARES about not only my wellbeing but the wellbeing of so many others. Also I always wore alot of black. Now I find myself splitting it with alot more red, lol. I hope you take the leap and find out you love it as much as I do.

    • @matthewcorrao8468
      @matthewcorrao8468 Před 3 lety +8

      I just joined last week

  • @Tommiart
    @Tommiart Před 3 lety +11

    I'm listening to this a year later...be interesting to revisit some of this with Lucien again with the context of the last twelve months

    • @jmmx69
      @jmmx69 Před 17 dny

      You mean all the proof of trafficking etc?

  • @omikrondraconis5708
    @omikrondraconis5708 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Took me 15 seconds to like this. I always like listening to your conversations, as I really enjoy and appreciate both your and Luciens points of view.

  • @elainegoad2111
    @elainegoad2111 Před 4 lety +55

    I've heard Mr. Greaves previously several times before and he does a lot of good work with his organization. I'm afraid of Christians, not "Satanists" .

    • @doneestoner9945
      @doneestoner9945 Před 2 lety +1

      Me too.

    • @michaelburk9171
      @michaelburk9171 Před 2 lety

      Satanists don't have an uninterrupted 4 thousand year history of utter brutality, genocide, rape, misogyny, and torture.

  • @Madam_Handpoke_XIII
    @Madam_Handpoke_XIII Před 4 lety +78

    I nearly didn't watch this, but one does not simply walk away from Lucien Greaves.

    • @thedeebo410
      @thedeebo410 Před 4 lety +11

      @Rev R Rocker I guess you're not a fan of equality under the law or the Constitution.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley Před 4 lety +11

      Wikipedia:
      Lucien Greaves also known by the pseudonym Douglas Mesner, is a social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple.
      Greaves was born in Detroit, Michigan. He studied neuroscience with a speciality in false-memory syndrome and graduated from Harvard University.
      Greaves has spoken on the topics of Satanism, secularism, and The Satanic Temple at universities throughout the United States, and he has been a featured speaker at national conferences hosted by American Atheists, the American Humanist Association, and the Secular Student Alliance.
      Greaves has been instrumental in setting up the Protect Children Project, the After School Satan project, and several political demonstrations and legal actions designed to highlight social issues involving religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
      He says he has received many death threats, and deliberately does not use his legal name to avoid threats to his family.

    • @Madam_Handpoke_XIII
      @Madam_Handpoke_XIII Před 4 lety +12

      @Rev R Rocker if you were smart, you'd realise it doesn't take a big, scary, bearded man in the sky to terrify people into being good people. We're good people without that threat looming over our heads. Lucien is a real person, you're a real person, I'm a real person, but you're going to be disrespectful to me because of your imaginary friend? Your comment wasn't necessary, Hail Satan and have a nice day.

    • @JustieCrustie
      @JustieCrustie Před 4 lety +2

      @@Madam_Handpoke_XIII F*** yeah! 🤟👌👌👌🤙🎅👹😈

    • @OnyxAgainstTheWorld
      @OnyxAgainstTheWorld Před 4 lety +5

      He's like a dark David Bowie... I'm into it. Also the TST is something i can really get behind

  • @HeilielPrince
    @HeilielPrince Před 4 lety +38

    I'm not part of the satanic temple, but I have come to realize my thinking coincides with theirs.

    • @bowlsallbroken
      @bowlsallbroken Před 4 lety +2

      @Fatima 1917 lol

    • @bowlsallbroken
      @bowlsallbroken Před 4 lety +5

      @Rev R Rocker Enjoy your imaginary friend, bro

    • @ginoc44
      @ginoc44 Před 4 lety +5

      @Rev R Rocker what lies and deceit? I see that coming almost always from Xians.

  • @CatDadTheCyborg
    @CatDadTheCyborg Před 9 měsíci +2

    Hahahaha. I adore the theories of TST and recently joined. Shortly after I went on a magic mushroom trip and ended up seeing the Christian Satan and then it turned into the TST Satan and I quickly went from panicked about my soul to a realization that my soul and my body are mine alone. I haven't really believed in the church's bedtime stories in so long that when I looked back at the same symbology that held me in such a rigid structure of masculinity and false morals.
    I feel like the satanic symbology is NEEDED because the moment when I found peace in "Satan", is the truest moment of freedom I've experienced. Almost as truly free as the moment before I was sure I was dead. I had ridden a motorcycle off a cliff at night, fell 40ft into a tree and broke my leg in 4 places. As I was falling, I knew for a fact(obviously incorrectly) that my life was over and I was going to die. In that moment I found peace. There was no panic. There was hope, but not stress. And I didn't tense. I went without fear and that may have saved my life. My parents always attributed my living to God, but I always said it was the god of Chaos and disorder.

  • @djcharforce
    @djcharforce Před rokem +1

    I'm not a Satanist but so far Lucien intrigues me. I am magnetized by his looks, his calm demeanor and his intellect. My former lover and still friends to this day, looks exactly like him; but as a Hispanic version of Lucien. They both look alike, sound alike, both intellectuals and I'm not joking they are doppelgangers!!! I grew up as a Christian but a confused one and still seeking answers. I grew up fearing anything to do with Satanism, as other Christians have made Satan as an evil paranormal entity. I respect Lucien though, he's so thorough in everything he explains and I'm floored with his incredible responses to everything!!! :-)

  • @inkdreaper874
    @inkdreaper874 Před 4 lety +11

    I grew up in the 90s Satanic Panic. They tried to make me burn my Magic: the Gathering cards, my rock cassette tapes and all that good stuff. It was ridiculous. My mother stuck me in a private Christian school and it was terror, every day. I knew it was bullshit from the age of 8 or 9, but being stuck the cult and forced at a young age, knowing it was nonsense, made it worse

    • @dEAthlikEstAtic
      @dEAthlikEstAtic Před rokem

      magick is different than the magic that the entertainment industry makes it out to be. music is magick/make up is magick, we live in the tangible manifestations of the Spiritual world. we are limited by the technology we can produce &create. flamethrowers, shooting fire out of yer hands. like i said before make up/plastic surgery/body modification, shape shifters. it's all real just not what you think, that's how you disguise the truth. with a little white lie.

  • @lloydchristmas4547
    @lloydchristmas4547 Před 4 lety +16

    Excellent talk. Thanks for having Lucien on. His group's work is very important.

  • @davidgomez-wt7pn
    @davidgomez-wt7pn Před 4 lety +52

    "The whole premise of Q is irredeemably stupid..." I literally laughed so hard I spit my lunch out!

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley Před 4 lety +6

      The human herd will believe almost anything.
      The safest position is a free thinking skeptic.
      Everything is in doubt until proven true through testable evidence.

  • @weedaz6413
    @weedaz6413 Před 3 lety +8

    “When the mob governs, man is ruled by ignorance; when the church governs, he is ruled by superstition; and when the state governs, he is ruled by fear. Before men can live together in harmony and understanding, ignorance must be transmuted into wisdom, superstition into an illuminated faith, and fear into love.”-------Manly P. Hall.

    • @clairesucks
      @clairesucks Před 3 lety +2

      when the church governs, everyone is fucked.

  • @qwertydog9795
    @qwertydog9795 Před 2 lety +3

    13:35 yea this actually makes a lot of sense. when I was a believer I was horribly repressed and had a fixation on bdsm related stuff, but I was also very interested in these illuminati conspiracy theories. idk if the two are related but I suppose it's possible on some level.

  • @jr_1742
    @jr_1742 Před 4 lety +22

    I was in this livestream when it was recorded and learned about the documentary that the Satanic Temple made...
    Right after I finished watching the stream, I watched the ‘Hail Satan’ documentary on Netflix. Honestly, It was one of the best pieces of content I’ve ever seen 😂

    • @jr_1742
      @jr_1742 Před 4 lety +2

      Atheos B. Sapien better yet, if they got their statue of Baphomet next to the 10 commandments... that would have been godlike 😂
      It is kind of depressing though... shows how much privilege the biblical scriptures have.

    • @loki6626
      @loki6626 Před 4 lety +1

      Hey@@jr_1742 I remember you from the live chat. Glad you enjoyed the film. 👍

    • @jr_1742
      @jr_1742 Před 4 lety +1

      Loki if I remember correctly, you are the one who suggested it to me. If so, I honestly thank you. I learned way more about them than I was expecting too 😅

    • @loki6626
      @loki6626 Před 4 lety +3

      @@jr_1742 That was me, you're welcome. I think I've watched most of Lucien's CZcams appearances. He's always the guy talking sense while the christians are foaming at the mouth 😂

    • @SamaelTKN
      @SamaelTKN Před 4 lety

      @@loki6626 You may have inspired another to check it out, it sounds interesting.

  • @brendhanhorne
    @brendhanhorne Před 4 lety +12

    Every time I listen to Lucien, I am always impressed with how intelligent and articulate he sounds, and how much better that would come across if he had a decent microphone.

    • @ellehcorrs8868
      @ellehcorrs8868 Před 3 lety

      your into Satan???? May God forgive you

    • @brendhanhorne
      @brendhanhorne Před 3 lety +3

      @@ellehcorrs8868 No, I don't believe in Satan either

    • @keikonooner3756
      @keikonooner3756 Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for listening to viewpoints other than your own. Keeping an open mind is extremely important. People shouldn't judge you for things you feel compelled to comment on. Your criticism is fair.

  • @_CinnamonKitty
    @_CinnamonKitty Před 4 lety +40

    Damn, what a couple of handsome devils! 😍🥰😈

    • @benadams3569
      @benadams3569 Před 4 lety +7

      I see what you did there.

    • @steveharrison3007
      @steveharrison3007 Před 4 lety

      @@benadams3569, yes, she lowered her standards again.

    • @bowlsallbroken
      @bowlsallbroken Před 4 lety +3

      @Fatima 1917 PROVE IT

    • @jaminelvers7250
      @jaminelvers7250 Před 4 lety +3

      @Fatima 1917 I don't hear him because he doesn't exist and neither does satan

    • @_CinnamonKitty
      @_CinnamonKitty Před 4 lety +3

      @Fatima 1917 With all due respect, you couldn't be more wrong. I hope that at some point you consider the possibility of being wrong, and change what you believe. Why do I hope that? I hope that because I wouldn't want someone else to waste their life on lies.
      I will not respond to further replies, but I hope you fair well.

  • @missinterpretation4984
    @missinterpretation4984 Před 2 měsíci

    Growing up one thing I remember is being told that if I looked at supernatural movies I’d be inviting demons in. So when movie previews came on TV I would avert my eyes and literally panic to find the remote to turn the channel. I mean like I’ve fallen trying to dive for the remote. And if the trailer started playing I’d be like “no, god!” At night I’d lay in bed terrified I’d accidentally invited demons in. 🤦‍♀️

  • @yourhealinghome8812
    @yourhealinghome8812 Před 3 měsíci

    When "Michelle Remembers" first came out, people had been reading, and buying into "Chariots of the Gods" for almost 20 years, and "The Amityville Horror" for almost 15 years, among countless others in this popular "spiritual WU ancient science fiction" genre. They were well primed to swallow all of the "Satanic Panic" reporting as fast as they could get it.

  • @anitacigarette
    @anitacigarette Před 4 lety +20

    He's always so informative & interesting to listen to. I used to identify as Satanist til I met a group of racist, homophobic ones. Decided I'm just an Atheist. lol

    • @Jadizi
      @Jadizi Před 4 lety +10

      Lmao. Whether it's the Church of Satan or The Satanic temple, racism and homophobia are severely looked down upon. You must have met some dumbasses that claim Satanism.

    • @sibco96
      @sibco96 Před 4 lety +9

      Sounds like you met the Republican satanists.

    • @anitacigarette
      @anitacigarette Před 4 lety +3

      @@Jadizi Man they were really pig headed. Glad to have gotten far away.

  • @johndavis9591
    @johndavis9591 Před 4 lety +15

    Please stop religious law makers..

    • @sr2291
      @sr2291 Před 3 lety

      Jefferson and Madison thought they had stopped them.

  • @zer-op2gq
    @zer-op2gq Před 3 lety +7

    37:10 ish. "If I want to join the satanic temple and I show up naked painted and covered in blood while on fire" Lucien "you're in" made me shoot coffee out of my nose 😂... well played =)

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety +1

    Morning love lucien greaves

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety +1

    Morning there love im finish go to the church....miss u here...

  • @mariannm3634
    @mariannm3634 Před 4 lety +10

    I love Lucien... beautiful humble human being 🖤🖤🖤

  • @ClandestineGirl16X
    @ClandestineGirl16X Před 4 lety +18

    Lucien is such a stud 🔥🔥🔥🔥 love him

  • @Vhbaske
    @Vhbaske Před 4 lety +7

    I remember that in the 1990s Anton Lavey contacted me to ask for a copy of my book: "Foreordained to Kill: A criminal History of the Bible", he then contacted me to tell me that he never belived in satanism, and that he has made his movement to make superstitious people to be scared. Somewhat near those days he died and I learned that it was him that really contacted me.

    • @Jadizi
      @Jadizi Před 4 lety +4

      Bullshit. Thanks for sharing.

  • @hansverhaegen8406
    @hansverhaegen8406 Před 2 lety +1

    For a second I thought this was about the What Would Stoner Do project by Gun Jesus Ian McCollum.
    That would be a weird crossover! :)

  • @fallfate1414
    @fallfate1414 Před 3 lety +2

    Make sure you all what "Hail Satan?" Fucking great movie!!!!

  • @notbuyingit8047
    @notbuyingit8047 Před 4 lety +4

    I remember being asked if I was worshipping satan on a questioner just a few years ago as I was seeking mental health treatment. I was taken aback by that question.

  • @Berbs73
    @Berbs73 Před 4 lety +12

    I love this guy!
    Thanks, Seth.

  • @mykhalable9433
    @mykhalable9433 Před 4 lety +40

    69 likes... Do I click like or not?

    • @GorgieGus
      @GorgieGus Před 4 lety +10

      Go for 666 likes

    • @kr00m
      @kr00m Před 4 lety +6

      Gotta get to 420

    • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
      @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 Před 4 lety +2

      The holy trinity M.
      69 then 420 and then finally 666.
      Hit that like button bud m.

  • @everettst.claire870
    @everettst.claire870 Před 2 lety +1

    Depends on what you consider Satan. I'm an atheist and don't believe in god. Therefore, logically, I don't believe in Satan either. That being said, I think that people should be able to worship whomever \whatever they please. As long as it's not hurting anyone knock yourself out.

  • @jordantodd7106
    @jordantodd7106 Před 3 lety +1

    also ps ...
    i can confidently say that i want liberty for all sentient beings.. and that i have alot of people that admire me and take me as a very intelligent person to learn from
    especially people who are older than me like 35 to 45.....(who have no idea about my situation or diagnosis) im 21
    just to further support my sanity.....
    its so screwed

  • @michelebriere9569
    @michelebriere9569 Před 3 lety +5

    I've met a few TST members. Among the smartest, articulate people I've met.

  • @rondaherriott
    @rondaherriott Před 4 lety +11

    I’m so jealous of Seth. I want to be friends with Lucien Greaves.

  • @Carnivorenursekim
    @Carnivorenursekim Před 4 lety +17

    I just made my kid a play date yesterday to learn how to play DnD 😁 I am so sick of the old ways of thinking. Just got into a fight with my own mother last night about BLM and Trump and today she messaged me saying that me hating him was not normal. I want to pull my hair out.

    • @shanestrickland8481
      @shanestrickland8481 Před 4 lety +5

      Normal as fare as human thought behavior and social norms go change over time.
      As a result normal in regards to human's is fitting in a herd and being normal is overrated.
      Christianity despite being ass backwards in the USA from the cultural norms perspective is normal.
      Yeah normal does not mean anything in it's cultural social and behavioral aspect in and of its self.

    • @bowlsallbroken
      @bowlsallbroken Před 4 lety +4

      GOOD MOVE 👍

    • @thedarknessthatcomesbefore4279
      @thedarknessthatcomesbefore4279 Před 4 lety +3

      From the rest of the world... your view is normal 👌 and the only view you can come to if you are a rational empathetic human. And DnD is great of course.

    • @ghostwood9174
      @ghostwood9174 Před 4 lety +2

      It’s a playground for the imagination; they’ll love it 👍

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Miss u here when u come here

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Hello love today its my day of.im go back to my work tomorrow miss u...

  • @MrDwicker
    @MrDwicker Před 4 lety +7

    Like Flip Wilson said: "The devil made me do it, and God couldn't stop it. Who is the real winner?

  • @donleedon1977
    @donleedon1977 Před 4 lety +19

    When I became a Satanist officially in February I had no idea my whole immediate family was going to fall down the Qanon trash hole. Not that I regret my decision but they're getting scary.

    • @HeilielPrince
      @HeilielPrince Před 4 lety +3

      I'm a spiritual agnostic....my Roman Catholic parents have no idea and I'm going to keep it like that for sake of keeping things easy. You're quite brave.

    • @donleedon1977
      @donleedon1977 Před 4 lety

      I'm not totally open about it but I haven't exactly hidden it either. Which in a way I hope doesn't make it worse if they think I am "hiding" it.

    • @robiulhraihan6227
      @robiulhraihan6227 Před 4 lety

      learn Islam. only peace you find in Islam.

    • @donleedon1977
      @donleedon1977 Před 4 lety +9

      No I don't think I will. I have read the Koran, it is no more compelling than the bible. And would cause as much strife with my family as atheism or Satanism. As far as my personal life goes I'm doing quite fine, maybe ask next time instead of assuming.

    • @Jadizi
      @Jadizi Před 4 lety +5

      My mom is going down the Q anon path and it makes me so sad. She truly believes Ellen steals children and drinks their blood to stay young. What. The. Fuck.

  • @doctorshell7118
    @doctorshell7118 Před 4 lety +8

    The ISTD is definitely fringe.
    Old joke: Unitarian Universalists are just atheists with kids.
    My brother is a religious RWNJ and conspiracy theory believer. This was awesome. Thanks.

    • @Phoenix0F8
      @Phoenix0F8 Před 4 lety +1

      Preach. I didn't lose my faith until my mid 20s, but I decided that the doctrine of eternal hell was complete bullshit in my early teens. Everything about it is so wrong that I don't even know where to start. It's creepy watching people like my family, who I still view as decent and caring people despite their faith, actually try to defend the idea of eternal hell as some sort of divine justice. I don't think a lot of people have actually sat down, as I have, and honestly thought about the agony of the damned. When I was 8 years old, I was convinced that I had blasphemed the holy spirit and could never be forgiven. My despair and terror can't be put into words. Eight fucking years old and all I can think about is how I'm gonna die and burn in a fiery pit surrounded by demons with no escape and no end date.
      That's why I describe myself as an anti-theist now. Religion is not neutral, a thing that works for some people and not for others. We can't live and let live in this instance, because the entire idea of religion is inherently evil. It's child abuse, plain and simple.

  • @liv328
    @liv328 Před 2 lety

    I was a Jehovah's Witness for 16 years. I am now absolutely an atheist. I don't believe in any god, satan, spiritual or super natural being, but I do know a cult when I see one....

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    I miss u love....lucien greaves i love u.....

  • @jiffypoo5029
    @jiffypoo5029 Před 3 lety +5

    I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and even as a child I struggled with a simple question.... "What did Satan Actually Lie About?". Satan was never a convincing villain, Satan's Motivation in the Bible is Independence from God / Yahweh / Jehovah. Even as a Christian it didn't make sense that Satan was the Ultimate Primeval when God killed far more people and was far more vicious. Satan in the Bible effectively just asked questions.

  • @Vinny_Havoc
    @Vinny_Havoc Před 4 lety +11

    Lucian is a peach, but he really needs to get a functioning microphone. parts of this interview were very hard to listen to, the way the audio kept warbling, fading, cutting out..
    As one of, if not the, public face of The Satanic Temple, I think it'd be a decent investment to get at least some stable mid-range equipment for the occasional interview.

    • @sciencesaves
      @sciencesaves Před 4 lety +5

      donate one :)

    • @Vinny_Havoc
      @Vinny_Havoc Před 4 lety +1

      @@sciencesaves Would if I could, but I'm a working class American.

    • @kathryngeeslin9509
      @kathryngeeslin9509 Před 4 lety +2

      Personally I loved the occasional low reverberation, great "Halloween" effect.

    • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
      @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff Před 4 lety +1

      He was just too far from his mic, so at times the volume of his voice was right at the threshold of the noise gate filter.

    • @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
      @SteveFrenchWoodNStuff Před 4 lety +1

      @@kathryngeeslin9509 - It wasn't reverberation.

  • @gerzxr838
    @gerzxr838 Před 3 lety +5

    The satanic messages you would hear when playing music backwards spilled over to the Netherlands as well. The difference here was, we didn't take it seriously. 🤣

  • @annabell3385
    @annabell3385 Před 3 lety

    Not agreeing with amorality is not panicking.
    You are talking to a guy who is afraid to use his real name and acting like he's "brave." Seriously?

  • @mr.winkie
    @mr.winkie Před 3 lety +1

    @1:05:15 hahahaha!! A teeny-tiny eff u. Love it. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

  • @Onganana
    @Onganana Před 4 lety +15

    To be in a religion and still being afraid, while trying to ward off those fears by acting tough like "having a god on MY side",
    ...is too pathetic to demonstrate such explicit fear of imaginary stuff.
    We, in the real world, have surpassed that and got over our Santa. Religion is poison. Don't drink it. It's pathetic and silly to cling onto fairytale.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley Před 4 lety +2

      Fear
      Power
      Clarity
      Death
      The four enemies of freedom.

    • @Phoenix0F8
      @Phoenix0F8 Před 4 lety +4

      Especially since the god of the bible explicitly states that he doesn't take sides in human affairs according to Joshua 5:13-15. I understand that not a lot of christians actually read the damn thing, but it would help them look a bit smarter if they did.

    • @Onganana
      @Onganana Před 4 lety

      LuthAMF Stop your belief in god right now. And tell me you don’t fear hell 😁👍
      Even kids know this is silly carrot-and-stick tactic in religions, even today. TODAY.

    • @Onganana
      @Onganana Před 4 lety

      LuthAMF “Proper fear of god” is like “proper fear of Thanos” to me.
      Non-sensical, yet conceivable, concept to fear a fictional villain.
      I have no interest in such infant-minded, Santa-believing notion. I have proper things to do in life than to entertain a fantasy as if it were real for all my aspects in life...unless it pays like Disney or Marvel.
      A god can introduce himself, if real. No need for a flawed salesman to come by to mess things up against that god’s better approach and handling.
      No god has been real enough so far.

    • @Onganana
      @Onganana Před 4 lety

      LuthAMF Show you what? I don’t have any god to show.

  • @JamesRichardWiley
    @JamesRichardWiley Před 4 lety +25

    Satan is an imaginary, man made character
    who inhabits the dark regions of the human brain
    and takes his orders from Yahweh,
    his all powerful, all knowing, Hebrew Boss.

    • @mindind6829
      @mindind6829 Před 3 lety

      God see the truth but wait.

    • @nwyk153
      @nwyk153 Před 3 lety

      @@mindind6829 wait what?

  • @majakolonja4266
    @majakolonja4266 Před 4 lety +4

    I haven't listened to your show in a long time and when I saw the picture I couldn't help but click.

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    I miss u love....lucien greaves

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Good morning there love....where are u going today keep safe...i love u...god save u always...

  • @Beardshire
    @Beardshire Před 4 lety +12

    ahh man Lucian is a badass. I want to talk to him so bad.
    sidenote- Imagine a religion with proven known child abusers they have hidden, to come up with a conspiracy theory about another religion that is based totally in falsehoods. Is this to detract from their deeds and let them continue and hide among the overall message that god is good no matter what?
    This is about power for the powerhouse religious machine, they don't give a goddamn about protecting anything but their pocketbook. And anything in the way has to be torn down.

  • @jorgemtds
    @jorgemtds Před 3 lety +5

    Why SATAN? Because he had the COURAGE to OPPOSE the MONSTER that created HELL and the genocidal GREAT FLOOD! That's not a bad explanation 😁.

  • @taylorlibby7642
    @taylorlibby7642 Před 4 lety +5

    As an atheist I find Satanists/Pagans/etc interesting. They're usually people who took the same type of journey out of Christianity that I did, but who seem to have doubled down on religion rather than rejecting it.

    • @piperhunsaker5018
      @piperhunsaker5018 Před 4 lety

      Lucien and the Satanic Temple are not followers or believers of "satan." It's a mockery of the name/idea.

    • @taylorlibby7642
      @taylorlibby7642 Před 4 lety

      @@piperhunsaker5018 And yet they call themselves Satanists and I still find the same things interesting 🙄🙄🙄

    • @natashanyxx9486
      @natashanyxx9486 Před 4 lety +2

      Piper Hunsaker We’re not mocking the name/concept. It is a non-theistic religion.

    • @taylorlibby7642
      @taylorlibby7642 Před 4 lety

      @@piperhunsaker5018 Deeeeep breath. Caaaaaalm down. We're all on the same side here.

    • @ghytd766
      @ghytd766 Před 3 lety

      Taylor, your missing the whole idea here. They are certainly not "doubling down" on religion whatsoever. They are shining a spotlight on it and the thinking behind it. These folks are doing a very noble work for humanity, and paving a way OUT of religion altogether.

  • @watchtowerwitch4426
    @watchtowerwitch4426 Před 3 lety +2

    Satan loves me this I know, for the bible tells me so.......... 🎶🎵🎶 lolol

  • @meredithr9824
    @meredithr9824 Před 8 měsíci

    14:00 this is an awful social tendency I wish was talked about more in different circles.
    People using victims to blame who they want, not who the victim says did it. I've seen a lot of victim's advocates get online and say over and over again to q-anon conspiracy theorists: "This is not how it happens, you guys are not listening to victim's or thier stories. In believing these things you are not protecting yourself, or preventing real predators from getting what they want.'
    It also reminds me of the times in America when minorities would be blamed for rape/etc, and without a trial or anything like that a white mob would just go burn thier community down and maybe kill them. No justice, no facts presented, just angry racists using fantasy or hearsay to justify thier own violence.

  • @jackwalter5030
    @jackwalter5030 Před 4 lety +5

    People have very strong and active imaginations, which is not a bad thing. However, many who are bored or feel insignificant find it more exciting and involving to believe in conspiracy theories rather than face the plain fact that reality is not that fantastical.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley Před 4 lety

      Instead of "I don't know" or it is part of Nature, its a conspiracy

  • @Elrenia
    @Elrenia Před 4 lety +7

    Epic! Thank you \m/

  • @briandougherty2475
    @briandougherty2475 Před 4 lety +5

    This sounds similar to what happened when people started questioning Facilitated Communication with Ouija boards in the 1990's.

  • @tycovai
    @tycovai Před 6 měsíci

    Every time that I walk Downtown I pass through the property of the place where The Satanic Panic started. 😈

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Hello love how are u im here now the house of my relatives have work 3 or 4 days only how are u now

  • @Morjensful
    @Morjensful Před 4 lety +11

    Will never be a satanist. But I approve of them.

    • @iamzombie76
      @iamzombie76 Před 4 lety +1

      Reminds me of a Chris Rock bit!
      (Chris Rock once did a stand-up routine where he talked about the OJ Simpson case, and his theme was, “I’m not saying it’s right-but I understand.”)

    • @YoursTrulyThe1Pony
      @YoursTrulyThe1Pony Před 4 lety +2

      Neither will I but they use Christians fear against them which I'm sure makes those televangelist pocketbook quiver

  • @crimsonfilliu
    @crimsonfilliu Před 4 lety +7

    Seth, you need to come to the horror that is TST movie night. Its fun!

  • @MichaelYoder1961
    @MichaelYoder1961 Před 4 lety +5

    Michelle Remembers was based in my city Victoria BC Canada - we try to live that down...

    • @oldmansolo572
      @oldmansolo572 Před 4 lety

      Michael Yoder I live in Richmond and I'm 63, I remember too, but never believed it for one second!!!

    • @jasonm9187
      @jasonm9187 Před 4 lety

      So a fictional story came from your town

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Morning there love i know u cant sleep i hear.miss u

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety +1

    Good morning love

  • @bobh5087
    @bobh5087 Před 4 lety +5

    A fascinating show. Thanks. 👍
    Btw: if Satan is described as the most beautiful "angel of light" in the Bible, why then is he portrayed as a horned, red-skinned monster ?
    Just asking.

    • @iamzombie76
      @iamzombie76 Před 4 lety +3

      He has a horrible publicist? 🤷‍♂️

    • @pelhamonetwothree1239
      @pelhamonetwothree1239 Před 4 lety

      THAT IS A TWISTED DISTORTED REPRESENTATION OF HIM

    • @EthanGray13
      @EthanGray13 Před 4 lety +3

      Like most popular Christian iconography: Renaissance painters

  • @CrystalMouse1
    @CrystalMouse1 Před 4 lety +7

    I joined the Satanic Temple last summer. They’ve great tenets that resonate with me

  • @baronsamedi7304
    @baronsamedi7304 Před 4 lety +5

    25:30 and in there.....the book of Job , the oldest book in the bible, is a fine example of accepting a ridiculous pyscopathic ruler.

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Hi love lucien greaves...

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Morning.........i miss u.

  • @BraviaHX
    @BraviaHX Před 4 lety +4

    Funny how i had my Grey Faction tshirt on while watching this.

  • @clairesucks
    @clairesucks Před 3 lety +7

    Come on though Lucien Greaves can’t be his real name tho? It’s just too good!

    • @sr2291
      @sr2291 Před 3 lety +4

      It is not his real name.

    • @shuminka5944
      @shuminka5944 Před 3 lety +1

      One of my names almost became Lilith (my much older brother picked) but ended up being Eva... As a Satanist, I'm bummed out my brother choice wasn't popular 😆

    • @sr2291
      @sr2291 Před 3 lety

      @@shuminka5944 You can have your name legally changed.

    • @stefanolacchin4963
      @stefanolacchin4963 Před 3 lety +2

      His real name isn't his real name either. 🤣 The one you can find online I mean.

    • @sr2291
      @sr2291 Před 3 lety

      @@stefanolacchin4963 You can find it if you look hard enough.

  • @TobinTempleman
    @TobinTempleman Před 4 lety +15

    Hail Satan !

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Morning love what are u doing where are u now australia or arkansas.

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Morning love today its my b.day miss u....

  • @FeuerblutRM
    @FeuerblutRM Před 4 lety +5

    I don't say this to be offensive or anything.
    However, he looks exactly how I would imagine a person to look like who creates the "Satanic temple" 😂😅

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Where are u now why.wala kang post sa twiter

  • @Darkhorse1978-c6w
    @Darkhorse1978-c6w Před 3 lety

    You are basically the tares growing in the field among the wheat and you grow up taller as the beast of the field is more intelligent than others we are told.
    But we are learning from you before you get rooted up.
    We can learn from you and grow and I believe that this is God's plan.
    You need bad to learn what is good
    I love you people I just pray that you switch your allegiance before you get rooted up.
    May God almighty have mercy on us all in Jesus name I pray.

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Gdmorning love im busy today u know what is my work miss u

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Morning there love im finish go to the church keep safe god save u...

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Morning love.....miss u.

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Love im here the house of my employer i love u love....kindness always there.miss u

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Hello love im busy here. Kindness there always...

  • @Cybernaut551
    @Cybernaut551 Před 3 lety

    I think showing persons like Buddha and non-Christain religions would be interesting...
    Just be non-violent and use comedy to invite more people.

  • @silverlining284
    @silverlining284 Před 16 dny

    Play youre game but remember that the game is playing you as well

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 2 lety

    Morning love...i miss u

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Hello my love lucien hope to see u miss u kindness always

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Where are u going today love....

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    Where are u now i dont have sgnal last day i cant give u a message at night miss u love kindness there always

  • @susancanonigo7183
    @susancanonigo7183 Před 3 lety

    U home love today finish my quarantine may i go home this afternoon not sure take care there god save u.i love u...love