• Episode 9: Defending the Faith •
• Host ~ Shea Bilé •
• Guest Co-Host ~ Sam Mann •
– On this episode of Deferred Gnosis Podcast:
• How does a Satanist defend himself against an atheist? How does religious/spiritual Satanism hold up against the arguments often employed by non-believers? We passionately debate the value of faith and devotional religious practice.
• Guest co-host for this episode is Sam Mann. Host of the Steel Legion Podcast.
– We discuss and debate the value of faith:
- Theistic Satanic belief vs. secular atheism.
- Conceptions of God from a Satanic perspective.
- Is religious belief grounded in reality?
- Is magick necessary? Does it have value? Can it be proven? Why do we even need to?
- Does faith have value? Is it dangerous?
- The function of religious belief. Do we need to have evidence? Must we prove our gods/demons are real? Why?
- The difference between Abrahamic and Satanic apologetics.
- Religion vs. art vs. music – different impact/power?
- Transcendental vs. religious experience – is one different/better than the other?
- Is the Devil of the bible a valid expression of the divine?
– Musicians, writers, artists of any kind:
You are invited to submit your work to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com – If interested, we would love to showcase your work and possibly interview you for the show.
– Listeners and fellow travelers on the fringe:
Please send us your comments, thoughts, suggestions, and topic ideas for future podcasts to – deferredgnosis@gmail.com.
‡ Intro Musick: Invocation of Nothing by Shea Bilé.
‡ Additional musical contribution for this episode (outro) – Romania by Roboton.
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I’mma be real with you chief. Your appologetics here would apply equally if not more strongly to Christianity or Neo-Paganism than your particular brand of Satanism. A materialist magician isn’t entirely convincing.
Secularists often focus heavily on the ontological nature of an experience – how objectively ‘real’ it is for them, how measurable. For this reason, in debate, I often focus on the function, the utility, the meaning, the aesthetic, and the psychological value – these are far more interesting topics for debate on the subject. Thank you for your comment.