I think Anton LaVey, founder of LaVeyan Satanism was inspired by Satanism. I think Nietzshe and Rand were also inspired by Satanism.

Satanism, in its current form, according to the evidence I have seen, predates all philosophers of note. It has its roots in Paganism and the worshiping of Moloch, which likely have a common root. While I agree with your assessment of its "self above all" idealism, those began with the Religion of Nature (i.e. Paganism) many thousands of years ago, not Anton LaVey.

As for the rest, I'd love to express my opinions and present my evidence, but it sounds like you have your mind pretty solidly made up on what is truth. It sounds to me like any evidence to the contrary wouldn't start a conversation, but rather an emotional response of adamant belief.

I personally start with the axiom of my own lack of knowledge of what is truth. Knowing that I know nothing allows me to see evidences that others might miss or immediately dismiss because it doesn't fit within the framework of a larger belief system of "truth". You however seem to be pretty certain of what is truth. It shuts down any earnest investigation contrary to that "truth" out the gate.

If you wish to start with a more open mind, I'd be happy to show you evidence that the Bible itself has Satanic influences and was likely written as it was purely as a social control structure. In no way does the evidence negate the teachings of Jesus (for which I have great appreciation), but it is compelling evidence that the religion called Christianity, and many of the tenets of it, especially those that come from the teachings of the Old Testament (Torah, i.e. "The Book of the Law") are in no small part influenced by the tenets that influence Satanism, Paganism, Molochism, Judaism (both forms), Muslim, Norse, Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, etc., etc.. There are even similar influences in the Eastern religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. Confucianism (from my limited knowledge of only having read the book once) is completely a social control structure, so escapes many of the tenets that plague the more spiritual religions.

I think Anton LaVey, founder of LaVeyan Satanism was inspired by Satanism. I think Nietzshe and Rand were also inspired by Satanism.

Satanism, in its current form, according to the evidence I have seen, predates all philosophers of note. It has its roots in Paganism and the worshiping of Moloch, which likely have a common root. While I agree with your assessment of its "self above all" idealism, those began with the Religion of Nature (i.e. Paganism) many thousands of years ago, not Anton LaVey.

As for the rest, I'd love to express my opinions and present my evidence, but it sounds like you have your mind pretty solidly made up on what is truth. It sounds to me like any evidence to the contrary wouldn't start a conversation, but rather an emotional response of adamant belief.

I personally start with the axiom of my own lack of knowledge of what is truth. Knowing that I know nothing allows me to see evidences that others might miss or immediately dismiss because it doesn't fit within the framework of a larger belief system of "truth". You however seem to be pretty certain of what is truth. It shuts down any earnest investigation contrary to that "truth" out the gate.

If you wish to start with a more open mind, I'd be happy to show you evidence that the Bible itself has Satanic influences and was likely written as it was purely as a social control structure. In no way does the evidence negate the teachings of Jesus (for which I have great appreciation), but it is compelling evidence that the religion called Christianity, and many of the tenets of it, especially those that come from the teachings of the Old Testament (Torah, i.e. "The Book of the Law") are in no small part influenced by the tenets that influence Satanism, Paganism, Molochism, Judaism (both forms) and Muslim. There are even similar influences in the Eastern religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. Confucianism (from my limited knowledge of only having read the book once) is completely a social control structure, so escapes many of the tenets that plague the more spiritual religions.

I think Anton LaVey, founder of LaVeyan Satanism was inspired by Satanism. I think Nietzshe and Rand were also inspired by Satanism.

Satanism, in its current form, according to the evidence I have seen, predates all philosophers of note. It has its roots in Paganism and the worshiping of Moloch, which likely have a common root. While I agree with your assessment of its "self above all" idealism, those began with the Religion of Nature (i.e. Paganism) many thousands of years ago, not Anton LaVey.

As for the rest, I'd love to express my opinions and present my evidence, but it sounds like you have your mind pretty solidly made up on what is truth. It sounds to me like any evidence to the contrary wouldn't start a conversation, but rather an emotional response of adamant belief.

I personally start with the axiom of my own lack of knowledge of what is truth. Knowing that I know nothing allows me to see evidences that others might miss or immediately dismiss because it doesn't fit within the framework of a larger belief system of "truth". You however seem to be pretty certain of what is truth. It shuts down any earnest investigation contrary to that "truth" out the gate.

If you wish to start with a more open mind, I'd be happy to show you evidence that the Bible itself has Satanic influences and was likely written as it was purely as a social control structure. In no way does the evidence negate the teachings of Jesus (for which I have great appreciation), but it is compelling evidence that the religion called Christianity, and many of the tenets of it, especially those that come from the teachings of the Old Testament (Torah, i.e. "The Book of the Law") are in no small part influenced by the tenets that influence Satanism, Paganism, Molochism, Judaism (both forms) and Muslim. There are even similar influences in the Eastern religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. Confucianism (from my limited knowledge of only having read the book once) is completely a social control structure, so escapes many of the tenets that plague the more spiritual religions.