Is a Satanist really an Atheist

I agree with your thought. If you believe in Satan, you have to believe that there is a God because without God there would be no reason for Satan to exist but it is an interesting anomaly. If you realize that there is a God, why would you choose to worship evil. Interesting question

Satanists dont believe in god or the devil..those are CHRISTIAN concepts, ideas and beings...."Satan" in Satanism is NOT a being...and Satanist are NOT nor do they believe in "evil"...Satanism is a philosphy of and for life much like Buddhism is...Buddhism IS NOT a religon but a philosophy for living (Satanism however is actually a recognized religion but my point is the beliefs are philisophical)....

a Satanist is a rather spiritual version of an Atheist. they believe in the spirit, and in learning about and developing their soul. they do not believe in the God of the Christians, or the Satan of the Christians. to a Satanist, Satan is not a real being but a symbol. they believe that mainstream religion has always suppressed the human soul, and seen it as something to deny rather than to accept. so a Satanist sees Satan as the human spirit that mainstream religion tells you to turn your back on. it's not a religion with deity, but rather one that teaches to explore the individual soul, and to trust in your own instincts. some of the most moral people I've known have been Satanists. personally I think that the fact it is called Satanism is rather childish and ridiculous, but that's not the fault of the modern day followers, but whoever decided to equate human nature to another religions bad guy. they can't help that someone else chose a silly name for a valid and interesting path.

A satanist which maybe defined as a worshipper of satan, have exchanged the worship of a creator to creature worship, and an atheist believe in elemental things, both have denied God's existence.

Not really. An atheist is someone who doesnt believe in God. But it doesnt mean that an atheist is a satanism. Since satan is not an atheist because satan believe in God but only disobey Him.

An Atheist is a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a super being or beings. So an atheist just dont believe in anything in the spiritual world, and therefore Satanist is not an atheist at all. Quite the opposite, satan is actually a very devoted follower of Jesus. What I meant by this is that wherever Jesus is, satan will always be there trying to manipulate contradict, go against or manipulate God's people. satan knows and understand the bible as well!! Altho he used it for his own purpose and manipulate the fact. Anyways, satanist meaning a people that believe in satan, and therefore they believe too the existence of God, therefore not an atheist :)

I was thinking of how atheists wouldn't possibly believe in any kind of diety, but then I looked into Wikipedia for answers about the whole thing, and found that one of the major Satanist groups is actualy called Atheistic Satanism. What they mean is that they don't see Satan as any kind of real being, but rather as a symbol of certain human traits. However, they wouldn't call themselves that... each type of Satanist will usually refer to themselves only as a Satanist, while Atheists will usually refer to themselves only as an Atheist. I do see the wo directions as having massive differences.

I was a satanist a few years before committing to Christ. I recognized God existed-- and , sorry to say, hated Him and most religions esp Christianity. Satan can do a lot twisting and I would think it is possible for a satanist to be an atheist, and considering satan to be some spirit being but not God. Praise God I'm out of that mess!!!!