What is the difference between atheism and satanism?

The Church of Satan doesn't sacrifice babies or believe in the existence of a literal Lucifer. However, that isn't what most people mean when they talk about Satanism. He's trying to use the negativity associated with Satanism to damn atheism. read more

" Good question. I would say that LaVeyan Satanism is sort of like a type of atheism. Satanism is an atheistic religion, meaning a religion with no actual dieties. Satanism has some rules and principles unless what people generally think of as atheism. read more

Basically, atheism has no group philosophy/belief in itself, but Satanism is a set philosophical aspect that replaces the individual moral code that most atheists use, when it is applied to atheism. It's like an add-on, but most go without. read more