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Satansplain #122 – Life, Death, and Grief (part 1)

Presenting part 1 of a 2-part set of episodes on life, death, and grief. We’ll look at how Satanism particularly views the phenomenon of death, from views on the afterlife, to Satanic funerals, to dealing with the death of those around us.

0:00 – Intro
0:53 – Overview
3:56 – Life After Death Through Fulfillment of the Ego
9:08 – Labels are good. Buddhism sucks.
18:12 – I-Theism vs. Pretentiousness
22:15 – Aside: ECI, afterlife
26:46 – Fearing death, spiritual pipedreams
30:52 – About grief (continued in part 2)

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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