Satan ... Satan worship or In Satan's Good Books...

Over 5-7 years ago, there was this free MSN chat rooms. I personally was involved in a particular room, as a co-moderator, for sometime but I used to visit many other rooms related to religion, spirituality, science and computers. I still have many interesting memories of that ‘olden’ time.

Once I was in one atheism room. I was just observing what is happening there. Then suddenly somebody entered the room and said this (following is not verbatim):

“Repent, you sinners, even now it’s not too late”

Then some people who were in the room responded to it in different ways. I found it interesting and amusing. So I too participated in it, supporting the atheists, for fun and to observe.

Me: “Sinners? whom do you call sinners?”

“All of you”

Me: “Well, now you are in this room, and I understand that you are a believer. What if there are others like you?”

“I mean the atheist ones”

Me: “why should they repent?”

“Else they will not get eternal life.”

Me: “oh yeah?”

“Are you teasing me?

Me: “no, I am not..can I ask you something?”

“Sure”

Me: “after our death we will go either to hell or heaven, right? And where can we find Satan?”

“Yes, you are right…you can find Satan in the hell, of course”

Me: “and what will happen to the ‘sinners’?

“On the judgment day, they will be sent to hell”

Me: “you said hell is Satan’s place. What authority your God has to send somebody to hell? What if the hell authorities reject it? Or are God and Satan friends?”

“You are questioning God and his powers..you have to pay for that”

Me: “really? Will they accept credit card?”

“I really pity on you…God will punish you”

Me: “Sometime back I too did some ‘scripture’ reading. I believe in myself and not in your God. I believe in some socialistic principles and I do good to people. So, there is a possibility of me going to heaven. But I think I better worship Satan, if what you say is right. You said after death we will go either to hell or heaven. So I will be safe either way. If I land in heaven, its fine, I will enjoy it. But if I go to hell, since I worship Satan, he will reward me. so, that also is fine for me. And on a second thought, if God can send somebody to hell, then Satan can send somebody to heaven too, right? What if he sends me to heaven? ….so, which one is the better bet, worshiping God or worshiping Satan?

That person called me many names (swear words) and left the room :(

(NB: This is not my personal belief on God/Satan. I was doing a discussion for 'academic' purpose)