{"podcast":{"title":"Satansplain","slug":"satansplain-5387043","podcast_index_feed_id":5387043,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/408611/rss","website_url":"https://satansplain.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/5/3/c/153ce4d38daff64216c3140a3186d450/satansplain_square_5k_fuzzfix.png","author":"Bill M.","episode_count":117,"summary":"Satanism talk with Church of Satan Magister Bill M.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/satansplain-5387043"},"episode":{"title":"Satansplain #113 - Satanism and Atheism FAQ","slug":"satansplain-113-satanism-and-atheism-faq","published_at":"2026-04-04T02:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/satansplain-5387043/satansplain-113-satanism-and-atheism-faq","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/satansplain-5387043","url":"https://759213d5-feee-444f-ac72-4f7fbaf6719c.libsyn.com/satansplain-113-satanism-and-atheism-faq","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/759213d5-feee-444f-ac72-4f7fbaf6719c/ss113_-_atheism_faq.mp3?dest-id=3382205","summary":"The Church of Satan's FAQ has been expanded with the frequently asked questions (and answers) concerning Satanism and atheism. A comprehensive essay is also now available. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support Church of Satan FAQ on atheism: https://churchofsatan.com/faq-replies-for-atheists/ New essay, \"On the Misconceptions of Atheism and Satanism\": https://churchofsatan.com/on-the-misconceptions-of-atheism-and-satanism/ Satansplain episode #016: https://satansplain.com/episodes/episode-016/ 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Satansplain 101, and the 80-20 Rule 05:57 - \"Hey, could you send us pamphlets to upset the fundies?\" 06:45 - \"How can you be an atheist and a Satanist?\" 07:51 - \"If you Satanists are atheists, then why not just call yourselves 'atheists'?\" 09:10 - \"Is Satanism a religion? Is it a type of atheism? How can Satanism be a religion if Satanists don't believe in any deities?\" 11:18 - \"What is the COS doing to fight for [insert favorite cause]?\" 14:39 - \"How can you be atheists if you believe in magick?\" 16:12 - \"Wasn't Satanism INVENTED specifically to troll Christians?\" 21:50 - Satanecdote: Priest burger 24:44 - Side rant: fast food workers 27:21 - \"Is Satanism just Ayn Rand's Objectivism, plus ritual? Didn't LaVey say that?\" 29:57 - \"Different denominations?\" 35:58 - \"Was Anton LaVey really a deist or secret theist? And then did Peter H. Gilmore decidedly change Satanism to be atheistic instead?\" 39:52 - \"Isn't it wrong to say you're atheists if it's possible to be agnostic/deist/apatheist? And how can you be both I-theist and atheist?\"","meta_description":"The Church of Satan's FAQ has been expanded with the frequently asked questions (and answers) concerning Satanism and atheism. A comprehensive essay is al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2774,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/satansplain-5387043/episodes/satansplain-113-satanism-and-atheism-faq/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/satansplain-5387043/satansplain-113-satanism-and-atheism-faq.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}