"There'll never be any ""consensus"" because Randians like SteveWolfer consider LaVey to be a ""wacko"" and are embarassed by the fact that LaVey formed Satanism based largely on Objectivism. Call me nuts, but it looks to me like Steve's such a big fan of Rand that he's willing to censor the article to make his hero look perfect.  This is coming from the same guy who's edit-warred to hide the fact that Nathaniel Branden doesn't have an accredited PhD. Now, I knew coming into this that it was a waste of time, but I tried anyhow.  I'm sorry I did and I completely give up. Go ahead and hide whatever truth makes you antsy.  I'm never editing Wikipedia again, thanks to people like you and Steve.  

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