[Zealotry]

@pyran I never said that Satanists were "evil bad etc", merely stated they were here.

Alright, here is a quick example, a simple one, but eh. :

The Bible states that the world was created by God, in seven days. Each day, he added something new, from the oceans, to the animals, to light. I do not believe that it was in fact created in seven days. Rather, God was trying to explain his message to people in a different time. A sheep herder in 4000 BC is not going to be able to comprehend a number like the billions of years over which the Earth has developed to reach the point it is at today. So God provided an example they could understand, one that allowed them to know what God did.

Now, knowing that the earth is indeed over 4 Billion years old, I can surmise that God, over that time, guided the processes and formation of life, and guided evolution, eventually arriving at the evolution of humans.

At least, that is my interpretation of the story of creation.

This being said, it's hard to filter the facts from the metaphors (the way you described it is definitely metaphorical). The whole damn thing could be one big metaphor for all we know.

It's funny seeing Christians call Satanists mean and unloving. Js. Lol.