Talk:A Tape from Treasure Island/@comment-24582398-20140302042908

Really good writing and photoshopping. I'm glad you used a real place. But dude, Satanists? That's not only extremely, absurdly cliched, but not even remotely scary to those who actually know what Satanists are. Despite the "Satanic Panic" of the 80s, zero Satanic "cults" were found. Because of that, the number of more "mainstream" religions' cult-offspring that are responsible for deaths is still much higher. Modern Satanism, that is, LaVeyan Satanism (mostly dead) and the Satanic Temple (currently thriving, and trolling the WBC and others), were named Satanism to piss people off. They teach the philosophies of looking out for ones self, not letting others hold you back and not being subserviant to society. Additionally, the Satanic Temple has a message of equality for all, even in the most absurd ways (sure, you can build Ten Commandments monuments outside of courthouses, but legally, now everyone can get monuments, so say hello to the Satanic Temple monumements). Additionally, both are also refered to as Atheistic Satanism, because a majority of "Satanists" are atheists, as it's a group of teachings on how to live without any sacrifices, murder or belief in an evil being. Satanism is basically the ultimate troll religion. You want a really scary idea for an evil cult? How about a bunch of people that follow the Old Testament to the letter. There is a whole lot in there to work with. All the specific animal sacrifices from Leviticus, the whole "rape a woman, get to buy her" thing, parental incest and much, much more. Oh, and lots of orders to kill people. Literalists obsessed with the Old Testament > Satanists. Oh, and Wicca? Really? It's the genetically modified puppy-kitten of religions. It never existed in nature, but it's friggin harmless.