Difference between revisions of "Satanic Temple"

Lucien Greaves has described the Temple as being a progressive and updated version of [[LaVeyan Satanism|LaVey's Satanism.]] The Temple views itself as separate and distinct from its forerunner, representing "a natural evolution in Satanic thought." Greaves has said that the elements of Social Darwinism and Nietzscheanism within LaVeyan Satanism are incongruent with game theory, reciprocal altruism, and cognitive science. He has also criticized the LaVeyan Church of Satan for its lack of political lobbying and what he sees as their exclusivity, referring to them as autocratic and hierarchical, and saying that the Church fetishizes authoritarianism. Conversely, the Church of Satan has made statements claiming that The Satanic Temple are only "masquerading as Satanists" and do not represent Satanism.