A Three Part Question....
Someone sent me the following question:
Sapien your religios belief about the creator are kooky, if you believe in god why are you promiscuous and say satan cant offer you anything ‘cus you can get it yourself?
I don’t know what you mean by my beliefs being “kooky.” But let me tell you this: No one has told me and neither have I discovered how the first spark of life began. I have searched and have not found a plausible answer to my question, one thing is certain to me, I admire life and the wonderful iterations of it and I believe this to be the work of a “Creator” or higher being. This does not mean that I believe he intervenes or interferes with our daily lives and actions; it is up to each of us to make anything happen according to our volition. I also believe nature to be independent and has its own substance.
In reference to my sexual lifestyle, which you call “promiscuity” I will answer you this:
The definition of Promiscuous is: Having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners. Lacking standards of selection; indiscriminate. Casual; random. Consisting of diverse, unrelated parts or individuals; confused.
I do not have casual relations frequently, nor am I indiscriminate. I have standards and my selections are not random. However I think you mean your question in a religious sense, if that is the case I will say to you that my partners agree to have intercourse out of their own consent and volition. Being that the case, I do not believe it is a sin to have sexual intercourse with individuals that have the ability to consent to intercourse out of their own volition.
Consent and volition are defined as follows:
consent: compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specifically : the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usually who has knowledge or understanding.
volition: The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision. A conscious choice or decision. The power or faculty of choosing; the will.
In reference to your questions about Satan, I have this to answer:
When I was a child, I remember is Sunday school reading these passages from the bible:
Luke 4:5-8. "And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
Matthew 4:8-11. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
The question that rose in my mind was why did Satan want or need Jesus to worship him? And the answer that came to me was that Satan is one of us, yes just like you and me and all you need to conquer the kingdoms of the world is to convince people to follow you and worship you, the same thing that Satan was trying to do with Jesus. Why only worship God? Because he gave us the opportunity to live through the gift of life and free will to do with it as we choose.
So, that is my answer. You are responsible for your actions or inactions and it's your obligation and responsibility to defend yourself from my malevolent ways.
-Sapiens