A Satanist Responds to the Coronavirus Pandemic

This situation has forced me to consider why I’m doing the whole Satanist Reads the Bible project in the first place. I’ve never really had to think about it before because it’s always been fun, interesting, and meaningful work, but very rapidly over the last couple weeks, my sense of meaning and purpose in the world has fallen out from under me, and I’ve had to adjust to that with regards to everything that I do, including this podcast. Works Cited or Consulted A World Without Children. (2019, September 5). The Point Magazine. https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/a-world-without-children/ Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2009). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience (Nachdr.). Harper [and] Row. Cuarón, A. (2006, September 22). Children of Men [Drama, Thriller]. Universal Pictures,  Strike Entertainment, Hit & Run Productions. Dixit, A. K., & Nalebuff, B. J. (2010). The art of strategy: A game theorist’s guide to success in business & life. Norton & Company. Event 201, a pandemic exercise to illustrate preparedness efforts. (n.d.). Even 201. Retrieved March 17, 2020, from http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/ Hegel, G. W. F., Miller, A. V., & Findlay, J. N. (2013). Phenomenology of spirit (Reprint.). Oxford Univ. Press. Horowitz, A. (2012, October 6). GOP Rep.: Evolution, Big Bang “Lies Straight From The Pit Of Hell.” HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-broun-evolution-big-bang_n_1944808 Huntington, S. P. (2011). The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order (Simon & Schuster hardcover ed). Simon & Schuster. Kaufmann, W. A., & Nehamas, A. (2013). Nietzsche: Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist (First Princeton classics edition). Princeton University Press. List of epidemics. (2020). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_epidemics&oldid=946207636 National Security Council. (n.d.). The White House. Retrieved March 17, 2020, from https://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/ Nietzsche, F. W., & Kaufmann, W. A. (1974). The gay science: With a prelude in rhymes and an appendix of songs (1st ed.). Vintage Books. Spanish flu. (2020). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spanish_flu&oldid=946121163 The End Is Coming. (2020, March 11). The Point Magazine. https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/the-end-is-coming-agnes-callard/ Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised. (2020, March 14). AP NEWS. https://apnews.com/ce014d94b64e98b7203b873e56f80e9a