A working realistic definition of satanism, would have to include the idea of exploitation.
My first thought is that satanism is the exploitation of the weak and naive.
But
all exploitation of the weak and naive shouldn't be satanism (so I think I'm going to have to change that definition). For instance, if you're exploiting someone's evil actions, it
can be good (or Godly), because your just bluff calling and they're dumping chips to you, so to speak. (and we want to get this guy right). And when you're sitting on the nuts...its hard to fold. And when they can't recognize you have the nuts, they (the satanist) then are the naive. (though their long term strategy against the general population will work)
Hmm, interesting, so in that case, the good person is exploiting the strong and wise. (the satanist is only naive from the perception of the good and wise; only the good can see this naivety in real time, unlike the weak and naive, the normal target).
So those adjectives; weak and naive, are pretty relative. Compared to the average person, the Satanist is wise, but not wiser than the good person. The weak is referring to willed, but I see that the strong willed person who makes mistakes is a good target too, if not even more. So I need to take "will" considerations away from my definition.
The normal target cannot be considered good(/Godly), because he makes mistakes, is naive-er and therefore exploitable.
What if the Godly were aggressively looking for the satanist, to "sit on his left", so to speak. At what point would he himself cross over into satanism? He now too is exploiting, and targeting a person more naive than himself.
So I'm inclined to say satanism is the aggressive exploitation of the weak and naive, but now
I'm trying to be
good and actively looking to exploit the satanist, but not
be a satanist. So I'm not there yet on my definition. (or on whether or not I should exploit this guy if I want to be good
)
meh...I'm out of babble...continue later