LaVeyan Satanism is the most reasonable religion

Thanks, Pro. I will be using this round to defend my rebuttals. R1) RetributionPro tweaks his original argument, shifting the focus from theists/satanists in general to criminally-inclined theists/satanists (i. e. people to whom ethical intuitions do not apply, as they either choose to ignore them or do not possess them). However, this suffers the same problem as the old argument. Criminally-inclined satanists are just as likely to commit crimes as criminally-inclined theists are. Let's try to put this into perspective: when a theist commits a crime, they put themselves at risk for suffering the legal consequences of their actions as well as punishment in the afterlife; when a satanist commits a crime, they only put themselves at risk for suffering the legal consequences of their actions. Even if we assume that a theist believes they can waive their potential afterlife punishment, they *still* have to deal with the same legal consequences that the satanist has to deal with. Thus, criminally-inclined theists and satanists have the exact same lack of ethical intuitions that allows them to commit crimes, and the exact same motivation (i. e. legal consequences) to try avoiding committing crime. Also, let's note that forgiveness is *much* more difficult to earn than Pro makes it out to be; in most religions it requires *sincere* repentance for the sin committed. This logically means that one cannot simply commit a sin with the intention of repenting and earning forgiveness afterwards, as Pro seems to be implying in this situation. R2) Obeying RulesFirstly, note that Pro has not at all responded to my point regarding the existence of more moderate religious beliefs that do not unnecessarily prohibit things like abortion. Obviously Satanism can easily be shown to be more reasonable than the majority of fundamentalist religious sects, but Pro is attempting to show that Satanism is more reasonable than ALL religions, including the liberal and spiritualistic sects. Instead, he spent much more time arguing that PMS and other sex-related religious restrictions are harmful. However, his only support for this is from a medical blog. More reliable sources show that abstaining from PMS actually has many benefits, psychologically, that can lead to more long-lasting and fulfilling relationships (. http://www.webmd.com...).And anyways, like I said, there are still plenty of liberal religious sects that do not prohibit PMS at all. .. Pro has failed to counter my rebuttal here. R3) Useless StruggleI am dropping my points regarding self-destructive desires because I took Pro’s interpretation of Satanism to be akin to hedonism, but it turns out it is actually more of rational form of ethical egoism, which does prohibit things such as drug abuse. However, my point about personal stagnation still holds up to Pro’s counter-rebuttal. He claims that “satanists are free to change themselves, but not forced to… satanists are free to chose how to change…. Other religions will tell you exactly how to improve. ”Pro does not explain why Satanism’s “freer” system of change is more reasonable than any other religion’s more structured system of change. In religions, you have a clear motivation for wanting to change, an end goal in mind, and a defined method of reaching that goal. Religion clearly provides an easier, more reasonable means for personal improvement/development. And while Satanism may not discourage change, it certainly doesn't encourage it either, as religion does, and a satanist could easily interpret Satanism’s doctrine of “accepting yourself for who you are” to mean that change is unnecessary, still leading to personal stagnation. On the subject of spiritual development, Pro suggests that having to accept the primitive, beat-like nature of humans is an example of it. However, this is not spiritual "development". .. that is spiritual *regression*. Accepting that you are an animal subject to animal tendencies doesn't require any sort of growth; it would actually seem to imply a reversion to a more primitive state of being. .. R4) Not Taking ActionPro has dropped my other response to this point: that most moderate theists do not avoid taking action in times of crisis, having faith in God AND still doing the best they can in times of crisis. R5) Improve Your LifeI have shown that following Satanism would, indirectly, lead to personal stagnation and a lack of spiritual development. R6) SciencePro claims that science supports Satanism. However, Satanism has its own unscientific, supernatural elements to it, just like all religions, such as the "magic" included in its satanic rituals (. http://en.wikipedia.org...).It has not been shown that Satanism is the most reasonable religion, and in some cases, it is actually *less* reasonable than most religions. Thus, Pro has not fulfilled his BOP.