Satansplain

Before The Satanic Bible, before heavy metal, there was "The Satanic Mass". Explore the history and content of this infamous 1968 album, recorded and released by the Church of Satan. Download the album & liner notes for free: https://www.churchofsatan.com/music-by-anton-szandor-lavey/ Hymn of the Satanic Empire (includes sheet music): https://www.churchofsatan.com/hymn-of-satanic-empire/ Satanic Mass essay: https://www.churchofsatan.com/the-satanic-mass/  

In 1980, Anton LaVey was brought to the FBI's attention on completely fabricated accusations against him. Some idiots today still make a big to-do out of this obscure absurdity. Bill addresses this and answers listener mail, with some questions on pseudo-satanism, comments on some of the more recent episodes, a crazy Satanic anecdote, and more.

Back in the early 1970s, the Church of Satan experimented with different hierarchy standards, from color-coded medallions to multiple ceremonial titles, eventually scrapping what didn't work and keeping what did. Internal newsletters from the day share some insight into what that was like.

Answering listener mail about Marilyn Manson, marijuana, and other topics. Also, Bill gives his thoughts on his recent appearance on Comedy Central's "Tooning Out The News".

We're living in some crazy times. What is a Satanist to make of it? A look back at Anton LaVey's 1992 essay, "A Medicine for Melancholy", and some surprising insight it offers for today.

Gabriella Swerling of the Telegraph contacts the Church of Satan for an article on the "rise of Satanism", only to completely ignore what we said and print bullshit instead. A look at Satanism vs. the world of incompetent clickbait journalists (including Vice, of course). Also, The Satanic Temple rightfully and expectedly loses another frivolous lawsuit against its ex-members.

Hear why Satanism shouldn't be included in "inclusivity" efforts. Also the basics of the Satanic calendar system, and the folly of trying to exclude certain parts of Satanism from the rest.

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 Content: 00:00 - Intro / recap 02:48 - No True Scotsman 04:13 - No, that's not the No True Scotsman fallacy 08:24 - Equivocation 11:56 - Moving the Goal Posts / Gish Gallop 15:06 - Bill's LHA Anecdote / Dunning-Kruger Effect 18:13 - Non Sequiturs / Affirmation of the Consequent 20:51 - Red Herring / Whataboutism 23:24 - Slippery Slope fallacy (and what it isn't) 32:58 - Probability fallacies: Intro 34:24 - Appeal to Popularity / Bandwagon 36:24 - Texas Sharp-Shooter / Correlation vs. Causation 38:35 - Anecdotal 39:58 - The stupidity of "deathbed recant" stories 43:51 - More Appeal fallacies: Appeal to Antiquity / Newness 46:09 - Appeal to Emotion 48:07 - Appeal to Authority 50:14 - Ad Hominem 52:06 - Reducto ad Hiterlium / Godwin's Law 53:22 - "No, that's not ad hominem" 54:38 - Tu Quoque 57:02 - Circular Logic / Begging the Question / Special Pleading 01:00:36 - Fallacies of Division & Composition 01:04:24 - Closing Thoughts  

Presenting a 2-part special on the topic of logic and fallacies. Here in part 1, we'll be going over what logic is and isn't, why Satanists should care about this topic, and finally an introduction to logical fallacies. Suggested sites: https://infidels.org/library/modern/constructing-a-logical-argument  https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com 00:00 - Intro / Why cover this? 06:05 - Why Logic? 08:51 - Logic intro, what logic isn't, relevance to Satanists 15:40 - What logic is 16:58 - Inductive Reasoning 18:32 - No, it's not faith 21:38 - Inductive Reasoning, continued 26:31 - Deductive reasoning: propositions & premises 32:27 - Deductive reasoning: Inference & conclusion 32:46 - Deductive reasoning: summary / example / set theory & circles 40:55 - Deductive reasoning: result types 44:03 - Fallacies: Intro 50:33 - Fallacies: Straw Man 52:58 - Fallacies: Personal Incredulity 53:38 - Fallacies: Black & White / Hoyle's / Argument from Ignorance 59:06 - Fallacies: Shifting the Burden of Proof

Can Satanists celebrate Christmas? The short answer is yes, of course. The longer answer however may reveal some things worth Satansplaining. Bill also responds to listener mail about Satanic book recommendations, Mormons, and Sikhs.