Satan represents all so-called sins as leading to physical, mental, or emotional gratification

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Satan represents all so-called sins as leading to physical, mental, or emotional gratification is a core LaVeyan Satanist tenet that reinterprets traditional sins as natural, life-affirming behaviors that can enhance personal well-being and fulfillment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf LaVeyan Satanism tenet ⓘ
ethical principle ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
religious doctrine ⓘ
aimsAt personal fulfillment ⓘ
personal well-being ⓘ
associatedWith Anton LaVey ⓘ
Church of Satan ⓘ
codifiedIn The Satanic Bible ⓘ
contrastsWith altruistic self-sacrifice as supreme virtue ⓘ
criticizes ascetic moral systems ⓘ
religious condemnation of natural desires ⓘ
emphasizes emotional gratification ⓘ
mental gratification ⓘ
physical gratification ⓘ
hasMoralStance actions judged by consequences for the self ⓘ
hasPerspective individualist ⓘ
materialist ⓘ
secular ⓘ
hasReligiousContext Satanism ⓘ
hasTheologicalContext non-theistic Satanism ⓘ
linked to: LaVeyan Satanism
hasViewOnSin sin as a label for natural human drives ⓘ
influencedBy Anton LaVey’s writings ⓘ
interprets sins as potentially beneficial ⓘ
language English ⓘ
normativelyApproves pleasure-seeking within self-interest ⓘ
opposes traditional Christian sin doctrine ⓘ
partOf LaVeyan Satanism ⓘ
promotes hedonistic ethics ⓘ
individual autonomy ⓘ
self-responsibility ⓘ
reinterprets traditional sins ⓘ
rejects guilt-based morality ⓘ
self-denial as moral ideal ⓘ
relatedTo Nine Satanic Statements ⓘ
linked to: The Satanic Bible

Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence ⓘ
supports indulgence ⓘ
self-gratification ⓘ
self-interest ⓘ
viewsAs life-affirming behaviors ⓘ
natural behaviors ⓘ

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LaVeyan Satanism → doctrine → Satan represents all so-called sins as leading to physical, mental, or emotional gratification ⓘ