Item 6 in The Satanic Temple's Seven Fundamental Tenets
Correct mistakes and repair harm
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused.
- Position
- 6
- Form
- Mixed formulation
- Obligation
- Context-dependent
- Wording status
- Translation
- Intended audience
- Members and supporters of The Satanic Temple
- Last reviewed
- 28 June 2027
Names and terminology
Canonical name: Sixth tenet
Original term: Sixth tenet
Transliteration: Sixth tenet
Source wording
<p>Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused.</p><p><em>Editorial paraphrase; consult the linked source for full wording and context.</em></p>
Literal meaning
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused.
Broader interpretation
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused.
Historical context
This principle belongs to The Satanic Temple's Seven Fundamental Tenets and must be read within that framework's setting.
Practical meaning
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused.
Ethical purpose
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused.
Exceptions and disputes
Flexible interpretation prevents rigid literalism but requires explicit reasons and accountability.
Variations across schools or traditions
Other Satanic organisations and independent Satanists use different texts, symbols and ethical systems.
Modern application
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused. Modern application should consider consent, evidence, proportionality, power and consequences.
Criticism and difficult cases
Flexible interpretation prevents rigid literalism but requires explicit reasons and accountability.
Truth By Reason analysis
Acknowledge fallibility, correct mistakes and address harms caused. Application should preserve the ethical purpose while avoiding coercion, discrimination and preventable harm.
Ethical themes
Sources
- The Satanic Temple — Seven Fundamental Tenets Primary source