It does require a bit of faith for this kind of project to take off.
I've been using open source software since 2000 or so, linux vs windows, vim vs emacs.
RMS is a fanatic.
Bitcoin also as the monetary value, so it becomes even more emotional.
Topic: I sometimes wonder whether Bitcoin has established a religion. - page 3. (Read 562 times)
I don't see any relation of bitcoin to religion, bitcoin is being used as an asset, this is good for investment and that is why many people are believing in bitcoin but that is not enough to call it a religion because both things are really different, it is not enough to consider things as a religion just because we believe it there is a deep meaning for religion, it is a belief that people are doing in their daily lives and it is also somehow related to God. We don't need any beliefs in bitcoin, we just need to understand its concept.
I will not totally disagree with your claim but I will say that satoshi as the creator or let me say inventor can be likened to god in this context
Yeah it can be, as Satoshi Nakamoto is the one who created bitcoin and now is being popular all over the world. 
Um coming from a newbie with 27 posts, seems not really worth arguing against. But what the hell, this is a fun topic. So you basically accuse Bitcoin enthusiasts and supporters of having their own "Cult of Satoshi" something that can be seen with the "Cult of Apple". Well for one, the financial sector is a bit different from consumer corporations churning out products for people to consume. Here there is a goal - Financial independence. Same as with the Stock Market, Treasury bonds, Forex, and also Gold investments. You can also accuse them of having their own religions too if that is the case. I would say, not really a cult. But rather a community of like minded people out to get the best Bitcoin can offer.
I sometimes wonder whether Bitcoin has established a religion.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
It's not like that and bitcoin is still treated as currency or store of value by investors not above that.If people believe in something it doesn't implies that it became a religious path for the community.Are you worshipping Sathoshi daily or set up religious organization for Bitcoin anywhere so why do you think this way? Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
On the contrary part Religion has some different implications like it give you life lessons to live in society,imposes certain restrictions on you, worship the most superior or gurus that have started that religion but it's not the case with Bitcoin.
So use it as currency instead of mixing up different social elements with it.
Bitcoin has nothing to do with religion, it is kind of weird that you are trying to connect bitcoin to religion, wherein both things are really different, not because we believe in bitcoin then we can already consider it as a religion. Bitcoin is being used on daily basis, it is an asset wherein too good for investment and people came up believing bitcoin because it is existing and a lot of people are using it and making money from it while religion is a belief or something worshipping.
~
Not really attacked on, but just corrected with logics and not just slamming them with their beliefs just like how other believers in a certain religion slams their "sacred book" into non-believers.Maybe the OP just thought that because many are going into crypto because of the hype that it made a cult or religion as well.
Social Science believes that religion is a kind of cultural phenomenon which appears when human society develops to a certain historical stage and belongs to social ideology. Characterized by the belief that supernatural forces or entities exist outside the physical world, generating awe and worship of the mystery, and thereby eliciting belief cognition and ritualistic activities, does Not Belong to the myth of a kind of spiritual sustenance.So I don't think bitcoin created a religion.
Believe in Bitcoin is freedom of belief. People who believe in freedom are likely to be attracted to Bitcoin.
I sometimes wonder whether Bitcoin has established a religion.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
I disagree.
Unlike religion, bitcoiners base their "beliefs" on logic and math, not just because this or that guys say so. Imho it's a huge difference.
The two points you said are also the reason why I compare Bitcoin to religion. I think that a major core of religion is public knowledge. Bitcoin and religion have this, but one is through technology and the other is through mission.
I don't know why you can assume Bitcoin as a religion. 
It is very different from religion. Bitcoin is an investment or asset, people believe in it to get profits. While religion is like a guide of our life. We don't expect profits or earning money from religion. We purely believe in religion for "the life after life", no specific hope for commercial purpose. So, you must differ between "belief" in Bitcoin and religion.
Okay, first of all thank you for your replyIt is very different from religion. Bitcoin is an investment or asset, people believe in it to get profits. While religion is like a guide of our life. We don't expect profits or earning money from religion. We purely believe in religion for "the life after life", no specific hope for commercial purpose. So, you must differ between "belief" in Bitcoin and religion.
I am not considering Bitcoin and religion from the perspective of [the the life after life]. I know that holding Bitcoin will not make me go to heaven in the the life after life (if there is the the life after life), nor is it giving me life guidance to consider the relationship between the two. . It’s just that from the perspective of consensus, Bitcoin is very similar to religion. One is based on blockchain technology and the other is based on missionary.
Religion is a belief in supernatural. Bitcoin is nothing like that. Just because there are people devote to Bitcoin doesn't mean that Bitcoin is a religion. And as far as movements go, Bitcoin community isn't exactly monolithic, there are people of all sorts of political or ethical beliefs here. You don't even have to hate the government or fiat currency or banks to be a bitcoiner.
Religion is a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.This is the definition of religion in Wikipedia
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
I think religion is a kind of consensus, and Bitcoin is maintained through consensus, so Bitcoin is something similar to religion
Consensus is particularly important in the Bitcoin system, as well as in religion. But the difference between the two is that Bitcoin is done by blockchain technology, while religion is done by preaching (sometimes it may be force coercion).
We believe in Bitcoin because we understand the technical support behind it. Those who don’t believe in Bitcoin have not even understood Bitcoin and blindly resist it. So I call popularization of blockchain knowledge a Missionary.
I sometimes wonder whether Bitcoin has established a religion.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
Oh look another person to come along and attempt to gaslight.
Welp. Go find another sheeple audience. There's lots of them out there, they mostly listen to CNN or the NYT.
If this was an attempt to get noticed Welp. it wont last long.
I don't know why you can assume Bitcoin as a religion.
It is very different from religion. Bitcoin is an investment or asset, people believe in it to get profits. While religion is like a guide of our life. We don't expect profits or earning money from religion. We purely believe in religion for "the life after life", no specific hope for commercial purpose. So, you must differ between "belief" in Bitcoin and religion.
It is very different from religion. Bitcoin is an investment or asset, people believe in it to get profits. While religion is like a guide of our life. We don't expect profits or earning money from religion. We purely believe in religion for "the life after life", no specific hope for commercial purpose. So, you must differ between "belief" in Bitcoin and religion.
I sometimes wonder whether Bitcoin has established a religion.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
Religion is for all God's believer with a lot of doctrine and people have a holy faith on it while Bitcoin is a digital currency created by Satoshi and exist trough internet and by the use of modern technology (Computer, Cellphone, etc...). How did you say that bitcoin is a religion? Bitcoin give us wealth in literal because we can make money out of it and you can't treat money as your God because that is bad.
I sometimes wonder whether Bitcoin has established a religion.
Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
Not agree with this because if we do make out some comparison between religion and believers of Bitcoin then its totally obvious and even we do share up the same Those of us who are fixed holders of Bitcoin are believers of Bitcoin.
Those who try to eliminate or replace Bitcoin are heretics or atheists. What is happening now I want to call it a religious war
In this way, Satoshi , the creator of Bitcoin, can be called a god. He changed the order of the world and brought revolution.
faith and there are still who do opposes on it which is normal. Money or currency shouldnt really be praised nor make it as a holy thing which its just
too inappropriate for us to consider that this thing had already established some sort of Religion.Honestly, it doesnt really fit out on
the criteria.
I think that it is not worth talking about religion since there is no idol or deity here. I think this mass insanity is always connected only with the purpose of profit and increasing profits. When the price falls below 20-10 thousand dollars again, people's interest will fall along with the price. Only the most loyal fans and admirers will remain. Then it will be possible to talk about the flock and other religious things while it is too early, since it has become mainstream.
Bitcoin doesn't require "belief" it only requires one to understand (and perhaps read and understand the code). No faith or any other hallmarks of religion are required, only math and science.
Religion is a belief in supernatural forces and this is associated with the emergence of humanity and its development under the auspices of these forces. Bitcoin cannot belong to religion, since there is nothing supernatural here. Its appearance is built on the existing laws of nature and is simply a new technology. Therefore, it is not worth comparing Bitcoin with religion.
Bitcoin is not a religion, but bitcoin is a tool for making a payment or an investment. We believe bitcoin is not the same as we believe the religion because bitcoin and religion are different. Bitcoin is like a stock, gold, or other investment things, but unfortunately, bitcoin is not yet approved in all countries, so bitcoin is on the grey side. But for people who involve in cryptocurrency will agree that bitcoin is an asset that can help them make money. But if you think that bitcoin is like a religion, then that will be up to you.
anyone who oppose btc and spread fud will be attacked on social media and change.org but bitcoin didnt create a religion, we are just faithful 😬 satoshi is our savior but we just need to cruxify someone everytime the market goes south like elon so that we can go on with the bullrun again. op is joking ofc.
Jump to: