Fine, Let’s Play the Dictionary Game

Magister Bill M. responds to the common argument that dictionaries define the religion of Satanism. 

One of the most tiresome forms of this argument is the dictionary game. This is when somebody tries to argue, “I just looked up ‘satanism’ in the dictionary. And it defines it as ‘innate wickedness’ or “obsession with or affinity for evil; specifically: worship of Satan marked by the travesty of Christian rites.’ So, you’re wrong about what Satanism is!”

Before explaining why this argument is a fallacious one, it’s worth noting that Satanists aren’t the only people who would find a disagreeable description of themselves in the dictionary.

Read the full article at churchofsatan.com.