Topic: Religious beliefs on bitcoin - page 30. (Read 22438 times)

In the Immortal Words of Ozzy Osbourne:

"Well I have seen the truth, yes I've seen the light and I've changed my ways
And I'll be prepared when you're lonely and scared at the end of our days

Could it be you're afraid of what your friends might say
If they knew you believe in God above?
They should realize before they criticize
that God is the only way to love

Is your mind so small that you have to fall
In with the pack wherever they run
Will you still sneer when death is near
And say they may as well worship the sun?"

Let's just see how much the "Lord of the Rings" helps you when you're dying...
 

Was going to chime in with my thoughts on what the Sky People think of bitcoin when I was sidetracked by some lovely cars.

Such as this one:  



This is of course the classic of classic muscle cars, a '69 Mustang Mach 1

E = MC^2

C = 299,792,458 meters per second. The unit of measure is relative and arbitrary. We could say it's 670,616,629 miles per hour. Regardless, it's a constant, dependent on a constant time.

You go ahead and attempt to relate your perception to explain my choices in life..

Fear, control, and freedom are illusions. Imminent dangers excluded, I have overcome the fears that were imposed on me by those using ideologies that you subscribe too.

You assume much about me.

"Some people are, to be blunt, stupid while others are smart...
Some people are sheep, some are wolves..."

When the mentally ill rise to power, they dominate corrupted by hubris and greed.

Humans are pack social creatures and every pack needs a leader...

There is a huge distinction between a leader and a tyrant.

Is that not why you yourself are looking into Bitcoin?

All leaders be them tyrants or respected hero's are a byproduct of their environment. Failing to see this early in life brings on life long issues. Our own brains development is effected by our environment and the company we keep.

It is well known that a person nurtured in a social loving environment have greater potential of making needed connections in brain development, that result in a healthy identity of self.
This self awareness develops balance and reasonable nature that enable them to become future leaders.

Sweet! I think I saw one at Hot August Nights in Reno last year.

On topic: I really believe Jesus loves Bitcoins and muscle cars because motorheads love Jesus and Bitcoins too. That's scientific proof that Jesus is real. lol

Ahh, when even the FireChicken ruled.  I'm a fan of:

(never owned one, but had a very sexy though pathetically underpowered '67 318 (da truck motor) 'cuda)

Fundamentalism is alive and well.
Good thing Bitcoin participation is voluntary, and the protocol don't discriminate.

Athiestic bigotry?  I have been called stupid, ignorant, etc... for just giving my opinions on this post, so I think it definitely goes both ways.  And I even said that atheists are very intelligent.  So who is bigoted?  I try to not to judge but I should be allowed to have my own beliefs I would think.  

You got that right! The peak was with the 1968 Pontiac Firebird Coupe. yeah baby yeah. lol

Not that it matters in this thread, but the 80s were the lowest ebb of musclecardom...   

You know, as long as we keep driving in our 1980's steel muscle cars, god has no power over us.

"And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron." (Judges 1:19)

Unicorns? They're real!! Harry Potter, c'mon I gotta draw the line somewhere. Harry Potter is some storybook shit. 

Faith is a foundational human quality. No other species exhibits such asinine behavior. It is what makes us human. It is certainly not the cunt hair's difference that separates our DNA sequence from that of swine.   

Time is only relevant to the fellow with a watch.

I like science. I hold a few degrees in various disciplines like molecular biology, biochemistry, and the pseudoscience we call medicine. Time is merely another tool of human construct with which to view and measure the world.

I contribute to mathematical models that are used to study protein folding and the like. It takes time to study and test theory. However, the answer we find was there all along regardless of when we discover it.

You feel me? 

Just because you perceive it doesn't make it real. Failure to perceive does not make something fail to exist.

We may both be correct. A douchebag is and was and forever shall be a douchebag regardless of what time it is.

My bitcoin trades are predicated on time. Value is time dependent.

I'm all grown up (unfortunately).

Prove matter is dependent upon time. I will hang up and listen.

My 'scientific' view of time is that it is a means of measure with a foundation rooted in visual observation. It exists only so we can make sense of nonsense and to provide a means of measure of the immeasurable.

Peace...pwi

Likely nothing.



There is no "spiritual awareness," only you fooling yourself into thinking you understand some secret about the universe that escapes the rest of those not in whatever club of "spiritual awareness" you subscribe.

Religion is a manmade club like any other, with rules by which to segregate and perks to make the club feel special from other clubs. The club gets together periodically to reinforce the delusions of members. Many branches of this club have dues which most call a tîthe. Each club redefines words so its intolerance seems righteous.

You've chosen, or were likely born into a family who joined, the club that aligns best with your own fantasy concerning how to minimize your fears in life. You and others in the club are afraid so you've made up a god that soothes you by making decisions for you, helping you feel less alone in the universe, and promising you life everlasting. The various club gods offer perks to induce membership such as seeing dead relatives, virginal séx partners, planets to rule or even one's own god status.

The Jesus mythologized in Christianity never existed, was and is king of nothing. The bible is a collection of stolen, modified, pre-fabricated myth and forgeries about a non-existent deity. You don't have to be afraid. You do not need religion.

Deal with the lack of afterlife by celebrating life and family in the here and now. Be responsible for your own decisions. Be kind to the earth and others on it. Forge a path with determination, or "go with the flow" and let life determine the course if you're the lazy type. Either way, you don't need a god or a club for any of that.



There may be a creator, but there most definitely is no god of abraham.



Love is the Trojan Horse inside which religion creeps into a person's life, only to spring open later to reveal hatred and intolerance. I'm thrilled you're an advocate for tolerance. Perhaps you can ask your god why he turned the nameless Lot's wife into salt for simply turning her head. Seems a little intolerant for such a loving being. After he gives you an answer (because I'm sure he'll email you) have him answer all these other seemingly intolerant actions:
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/int/long.html



I would be thrilled if I could help one person shake free the thorny shackles of religion.



And so I share, "Is Religion Child Abuse?" for those who think we're all born sinners...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwDKT2etW8c

I was actually curious about religious beliefs with regards to bitcoins, I did not really expect to see an athiestic bigotry thread.

 

KeyserSoze

What would you do if you could abolish all things you felt were untruth.

The way your going on leaves the impression you have no tolerance for other views.

You do realize that the path of spiritual awareness is a personal one. The only way to grow to understand the God you go on about is to walk along side by side with "God"

This monolithic creator who's name is YHWH יהוה and is the God of Abraham. It is the same God that Judaism, Islam, and Christianity worship.

Please remember God is Love above all other things. A reasonable level of tolerance even if we do not agree with the "choices" made are what we all should strive for.

Not a single person here would deny the fact that you have faith in your perception of this world.

However you have left the impression with your comments that you live with out faith in anything even yourself.

This path will bind you for the rest of your life and is not something that one should wish on anyone.

Remember that we are all playing our part on the stage of this play. What role you wish to play is your own.

I like to follow recent discoveries that help filter out any abusive interpretations that some have made over the centuries of the words of inspiration given to men.

Arguments like these remind me of the words pended in Luke 19:40

40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson is one of this century’s most intriguing possibilities to helping us understand this existence we all share.

It is evident your convictions show a distrust to organized religion since it is beyond your present ability to relate.

I also understand that a small minority of the human population have used this system to control the majority and even today continue to promote selfish motives at the cost of the innocent.

However they themselves will have an accounting.

Please realize that those that read your words may "follow" your view for the rest of their lives. Even if maybe 10 years down the line you happened to find "GOD" those same people will be still following your ideology and presumptions you have shared with us this day.

The problem here is that words and the time we have can never fully convey the journey each of us take and have taken in life.

Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam:27, 1850:

`I hold it true, whate'er befall;`
`I feel it, when I sorrow most;`
`Tis better to have loved and lost`
`Than never to have loved at all`

On a lighter note I post a link to a video of inspiration for all those that can relate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qETTul0294

is this really a topic?

Anyways, since I only came to dish my two cents on the OP's main topic: As far as bitcoin's role in the Revelations narrative, it clearly doesn't appear to fit the bill for a centralized antichrist system. I'll refrain from sharing my thoughts on how that could change, lest any of you get any big ideas, but for now I would implore Christians not to worry about bitcoin. Not that they should ever worry... There are some real characters out there that just love trying to get Christians to be afraid, as it brings out the worst in them. In contrast, a little faith brings out the best.

If god is a capriciously violent, petulant, masochistic twit, then yes, biblical "law" is godly. As for good versus bad, the average 10th grade student could write better law than the pathetic weakling "god of Israel".

JESUS H. CHRIST! Would someone please split this debate off to Politics & Society!

...which are derived from the Code of Ur-Nammu, which includes such enlightened items as "25. If a man’s slave-woman, comparing herself to her mistress, speaks insolently to her, her mouth shall be scoured with 1 quart of salt. (22)"

Perhaps the Law as Moses recorded it was more Godly in what it did not include.

You're arguing against OT inerrancy, based on your suspicions. I'm arguing existence, based on personal experience. Such a discussion will not be resolved in this thread.