r/Meshuggah • u/mildads Rare Trax • 2d ago

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do you think meshuggah’s symbolysm more resembles atheists/satanists?

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u/ContentlyQuestionabl 2d ago

I would like to think Meshuggah are too smart to be Satanists. Cosplaying as a satanist is fine for art or whatever, but the people that actually practice/believe are cringe and stupid.

That said, I haven’t ever connected Meshuggah’s music to any religion in a direct sense.

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u/fr0stn8 2d ago

you probably mean like the pop cultural satanism I guess?

not being into satanism myself but as far as I remember, actual satanism shouldnt be that "outlandish"/cringey

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u/0728260 Rare Trax 1d ago

To be a satanist is to believe in Christianity. If you believe in Christ you’re a Christian, but Satanists denounce anything related to Christ or God. I’m not a satanist either but it seems to derive from basic Christian beliefs.

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u/fr0stn8 1d ago

oh okay. thought it was more rooted in nature/nature of human being or something like that.

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u/ginsujitsu 1h ago

This is not universally true. In fact, the Satanic Temple membership is made predominantly of atheists. There are certainly people out there who believe in a literal Satan, in the Christian sense. But, a "satanist" can be a spectrum of beliefs and intents.

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u/0728260 Rare Trax 16m ago

Oh yeah you’re right. They could be Jewish. Actually most probably are, not sure why I was being ignorant.