wow liao, these kind of topic haiz...
OK, the bands' motive is same like your motive to post such topic in SOFT. Think about it.
It is never about the content/message/reason but the response/result/attention.
On the other hand, should we have such thread in SOFT at all?
It really depends on how people wish to perceive it.
Obviously such topics will come with a lot of taboo, especially since it is in almost direct contrast to the contrived constraints of religion and their man-made maneuverings.
The mention that being an anti-christ is different from being a Satanist was quite enlightening though. I wasn't clear on that until he mentioned it. Maybe if this post promotes a better understanding of the said topics through the quantitative knowledge of others, it would be useful and not be deemed to have ill-motives.
I'm not sure. Just a thought. Discussing a topic doesn't necessarily mean condoning it and on the contrary, can be guided effectively through the hands of an educated and responsible forum moderator, instead of the current slant of misinformed and conditional moral governing.
mo·tive (mōt′iv)
noun
some inner drive, impulse, intention, etc. that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way; incentive; goal
If it was opinions and knowledge he seeks, then good on him. He is making an attempt not to be presumptuous or behave like a generalist. To assume his intentions from the very start - based solely on the fact that the topic at hand is tinged with slight controversy - would be, ironically, a very presumptuous thing to do, wouldn't it?
I'm sure you agree, James
But to simplify things into a more common denominator that can be more easily comprehended by an individual such as yourself with the above mentioned... quirks.
"Haiz, relac lah brader!"
Levan