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Satansplain #084 – Debunking the “Last words of Anton LaVey” deathbed hoax

Despite having no basis in fact, Christians still repeat unfounded lies about Anton LaVey’s supposed “final words”. In this episode of Satansplain, we’ll examine and debunk the Anton LaVey deathbed recant hoax. Also, answering listener mail about Satanists in the military and the notion of an afterlife.

Suggested reading: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anton-lavey-final-words-church-of-satan/

00:00 – Intro
01:31 – The “Final Words of Anton LaVey” hoax
06:27 – Charles Darwin deathbed recant hoax
11:35 – Why do Christians lie / urban myths.
21:43 – Satanecdote: body piercer talk
24:41 – Satanists and the military
29:00 – Possibility of reincarnation / afterlife
31:34 – Entertaining a possibility vs. having a belief
33:19 – Afterlife belief = wishful thinking

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Satansplain #031 – Logic & Fallacies, part 2

Part 2 of a 2-part special on the topic of logic and fallacies, covering further examples of logical fallacies, where they show up in common arguments made against Satanism, and why such arguments fail.

Suggested sites:
– https://infidels.org/library/modern/constructing-a-logical-argument
– https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com

00:00 – Intro / recap
02:38 – No True Scotsman
04:05 – No, that’s not the No True Scotsman fallacy
08:14 – Equivocation
11:52 – Moving the Goal Posts / Gish Gallop
15:04 – Bill’s LHA Anecdote / Dunning-Kruger Effect
18:09 – Non Sequiturs / Affirmation of the Consequent
20:44 – Red Herring / Whataboutism
23:25 – Slippery Slope fallacy (and what it isn’t)
32:58 – Probability fallacies: Intro
34:12 – Appeal to Popularity / Bandwagon
36:12 – Texas Sharp-Shooter / Correlation vs. Causation
38:27 – Anecdotal
39:52 – The stupidity of “deathbed recant” stories
43:39 – More Appeal fallacies: Appeal to Aniquity / Newness
45:51 – Appeal to Emotion
47:57 – Appeal to Authority
50:06 – Ad Hominem
51:51 – Reducto ad Hiterlium / Godwin’s Law
53:17 – No, using an insult doesn’t automatically make it ad hominem
54:31 – Tu Quoque
56:57 – Circular Logic / Begging the Question / Special Pleading
01:00:33 – Fallacies of Division & Composition
01:04:16 – Closing Thoughts