Topic: Religious beliefs on bitcoin - page 22. (Read 22437 times)

Yes!  The thing that comes to my mind is one of the greatest Christian lyricist of all time:  Steve Taylor's "Whatever Happened to Sin?"
http://www.lyricsmania.com/whatever_happened_to_sin_lyrics_steve_taylor.html

^^^ this. Or as Ravi Zacharius once asked of moral relativism: Is anything "Wrong?"

That is a good question.  I can see your point.  I have no problem studying all religions and beliefs or philosophies or even reading books that I do not "agree" with.  It is really important to understand others and where they are coming from.  I think many Christians are ignorant about what others believe.  All religions have some good elements in them, otherwise why would anyone follow them?  So in order to respect others, it is really important to try to understand them!  That said, there are things that I can instantly know is not right and be selective and not allow myself to look at.  For example, pornography is one thing.  It is degrading to women.  I suppose someone could justify it in that it celebrates the beauty of women, etc, but I think that it leads to lust and thoughts that are not "pure" so I try to to avoid having it around our house.  I really don't want to expose my kids to it either.  So, I shelter myself, and my children from it.  Or songs that are violent, angry, full of cussing etc.  What good comes from that?  I am not necessarily opposed to any style of songs, per se, although I really don't care for rap too much, but if the message behind the song is good then I thing is is great.  There are many TV shows I will not watch after watching it once or twice.  Why?  The message in the show is trying to promote a lifestyle, or thinking that is hedonistic.  I have found in my life that if I allow those things in I slowly begin to think that those things are normal.  We can see the shift in our own society.  There were things that were not accepted 50 or 60 years ago that are now "normal."  Many would say that is a "good" thing.  I, on the other hand, think it is a dangerous movement.  Also, there are so many different ideas out there.  How does one know what truth really is?  We are in a world that is getting to a point where there is almost no belief in absolute truth at all.  Everything is becoming more relative.  I personally believe in absolute truth and that my foundation is the Bible.  This is my own personal belief and I know many of you will stop reading right there and say I am a Bible-thumper and discredit everything else I say.  But that is where I am coming from.  I suppose someone could argue that the Bible is my "blindfold."  I think the Bible has become my lens that I try to look through to measure what is good, right, pure etc.

I guess the question I have is why wouldn't people selectively pick what they watch?  Do they think that they can just watch anything and it won't affect them? Do they see things that they don't agree with but then not worry about it affecting them? Maybe they do not even have a moral compass by which to measure things?  I think it is just that whatever is entertaining, or interesting, or funny, or makes them feel good etc. is what most people watch, read, or fill their minds with, personally. (not all people I know)

Also, it is wrong to try to shelter myself, or my children, from things that are not wholesome?  

You missed the premise, IF you love, obey, and believe him, THEN his personal walk with you is a natural consequence of that. I attest to that wholeheartedly.

You can get life education anywhere. Unfortunately you can also get spirit education anywhere, but it just happens to lead you in every single direction except to the in-the-flesh, resurrected Jesus, unless it comes from God.

See, I find this phenomenally silly, because "Love your neighbor as yourself"has existed for thousands of years before Jesus came around, and is universal among all religions and cultures around the world, likely coming from our biologically derived feelings of empathy and need for social relationships. So the only thing god added was a rather needy and pathetic "Please love me!"

Satoshi is our prophet

he has brought us the light

we must follow his steps

So why bother with Christianity and belief in god at all, if he'll just guide you anyway? Or are you saying that you can only get life education and guidance if you believe in god?

I am a believer

Oh satoshi

Or, "you err, knowing not the scriptures, nor the power of God."

 

Huh. I don't love Jesus, at all, and yet I still obey many of his teachings. Does this mean
a) Jesus was wrong
b) God was wrong, and Jesus was just relaying wrong information?
c) Morals and ethics existed way before Jesus came around and started taking credit for them, and don't actually come from him?

From life itself.. walking with God for a change, trusting Christ and finding him faithful every single day since, and finding this verse quite true. I wish I had time to elaborate, but that's the root of it.

Where did you get the other things if not from the book?

Sounds to me like you are describing that blindfold you mentioned earlier, and that you are the one trying to get others to put on the blindfold as opposed to "seeing." It's as if your frustration is that you are wearing a blindfold and asking others to put it on, but others are too interested in knowing everything in the world to listen to you.
How is selectively picking what you allow yourself to see and read supposed to be "opening your eyes and seeing?"

If we don't have control over what we think, & therefore your actions, how is it I can be punished for being a product of my environment?

DONT WHATEVER YOU DO, THINK ABOUT A PINK BANANA. ITS A DEADLY SIN IF YOU DO.

Opps, sorry folks, did you think about that pink banana? Off to hell with you.

Not exactly. It's more like this:

You can have love without walking with God, but if you do not have love, you do not walk with God.

Just like one can believe in Christ, but not obey him. We see a lot of that. To paraphrase: "Even Satan and his demons believe, and they tremble."

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All to say, that if you don't love Christ, blaspheming the spirit is a very real but secondary problem for you.

Hah! I have said "Fuck you, holy spirit! I renounce you completely!" many times, which according to the bible is the worst sin of all, resulting in god and holy spirit forsaking you completely, yet I still have morals and compassions, am nice to animals, and have a conscience that tells me what to do.
Checkmate Christians!

Just in case one thinks all religions are the same...

Let it be known that Islam is more like Judaism + 1 prophet + another prophet (who didn't prophesy) – every prophet and passage that contradicts the later revelations of said prophet + a few essential conspiracy theories to glue it together.

I have heard it from their mouths, in person. Even a widely regarded cleric said: "If not for the punishment of apostasy, Islam would have ended with Mohammed"

Bitcoin may be the closing thing that I have to a religion.

bible says that in the last of times we will live in a world domined by just one "country" that will be the New World Order, they will use things like the micro chip in your hand or your head for use medical supply "the mark of the beast" and we will have just one wolrd wide currency.
Believe what you want.