Topic: Would bitcoin have certain immunities if groups claimed it as their religion? - page 2. (Read 3229 times)
February 26, 2014, 05:53:16 PM
jihadcoin?
February 26, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
religions are immune to taxes
and political interference February 26, 2014, 05:45:27 PM
Also worth noting
February 26, 2014, 05:35:26 PM
religions are immune to taxes
February 26, 2014, 05:32:12 PM
No.
If your church says it is ok to manufacture and sell heroin ....
If your church says it is ok to manufacture and sell heroin ....
But what if my church says I need to wear a colander on my head, even during drivers license photos?
http://www.venganza.org/2011/07/austrian-colander/
February 26, 2014, 05:31:38 PM
Interesting. Apparently there is precedent.
Humans are amazing.
Humans are amazing.
February 26, 2014, 05:27:20 PM
No.
I control my bitcoin.
It don't control my mind (like church).
I control my bitcoin.
It don't control my mind (like church).
I agree that mind control is off the table (as many religions try to do). But for some, religion is all about controlling your own philosophy. Like kopism for instance, the Swedish religion that promotes file-sharing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionary_Church_of_Kopimism
February 26, 2014, 04:51:12 PM
Is this a joke?
I wish it were, I'm not the first to have broached this topic, but I'm curious about the people who may try this and whether it will be possible to sustain
February 26, 2014, 04:42:52 PM
Good picture.
The great Satoshi, who created Bitcoin and Namecoin should bless you.
February 26, 2014, 04:41:13 PM
No.
I control my bitcoin.
It don't control my mind (like church).
I control my bitcoin.
It don't control my mind (like church).
February 26, 2014, 04:40:34 PM
Is this a joke?
February 26, 2014, 04:39:19 PM
No.
If your church says it is ok to manufacture and sell heroin ....
If your church says it is ok to manufacture and sell heroin ....
February 26, 2014, 04:38:22 PM
I like this idea.
February 26, 2014, 04:36:48 PM
Disclaimer: I want to clarify that I myself do not support this idea of a techno-centric religion, but I know that there will be some people who eventually attempt this, and I'm curious about how it will end for them
Its an idea that raises eyebrows, but I was inspired to ponder on this topic given recent posts and images. As government bodies increasingly look to tax/ban/regulate it, perhaps some groups would claim the "Church of Satoshi" as their religion in order to gain protection.
https://www.facebook.com/inmathwetrust
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1z0p4u/time_to_start_a_bitcoin_religion_with_satoshi_as/
Consider that the church already has
1.) A god (cryptography)
2.) A mystical prophet (Satoshi)
3.) Holy texts (The Whitepaper, Blockchain)
4.) Apostles (Miners and Traders)
5.) Priests and Scribes (Devs)
6.) Devotees (hoarders)
7.) Music (bitlisten.com)
8.) Prophecy (halving days)
Religious interpretation of the events since 2008 is easy:
Many of these people will happily evangelize the commandments of bitcoin:
(Thou shalt retain ownership of thy own private keys, Thou shalt not lend fractions of thy reserves and claim to hold satoshis that thou dost not, etc)
Tithing is the act of donating fiat to the church in exchange for cryptographic power in the network. Mining is the energy sacrificed to do the same.
Developing/programming is the act of contributing to the core source code in an effort to divine the one true agreed upon method to obtain cryptographic freedom and individual control over things considered to be valuable by all participants.
Already, the "Church" has had many schisms between adherents that claim to know the true path, and forks and alt-chains have been created.
It's not really a matter of if but when. I have no doubt that if the idea of bitcoin itself grows, eventually some people will simply start claiming it as their own church. But does this afford them any protection?
Its an idea that raises eyebrows, but I was inspired to ponder on this topic given recent posts and images. As government bodies increasingly look to tax/ban/regulate it, perhaps some groups would claim the "Church of Satoshi" as their religion in order to gain protection.
https://www.facebook.com/inmathwetrust
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1z0p4u/time_to_start_a_bitcoin_religion_with_satoshi_as/
Consider that the church already has
1.) A god (cryptography)
2.) A mystical prophet (Satoshi)
3.) Holy texts (The Whitepaper, Blockchain)
4.) Apostles (Miners and Traders)
5.) Priests and Scribes (Devs)
6.) Devotees (hoarders)
7.) Music (bitlisten.com)
8.) Prophecy (halving days)
Religious interpretation of the events since 2008 is easy:
Quote
In the beginning there were no inputs (Newly Generated Coins).
The peer to peer electronic network was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the banking world, but the spirit of Satoshi was hovering over the chaos.
Then Satoshi said "Let there be a whitepaper," and his followers saw that it was good. And he separated the trust from the acceptance of payment.
Thusly through his efforts the genesis block was born.
He was rewarded with the BTC from the great blockchain, first paid immutably and eternally to 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa, to which we still pay homage with signed transaction today.
The peer to peer electronic network was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the banking world, but the spirit of Satoshi was hovering over the chaos.
Then Satoshi said "Let there be a whitepaper," and his followers saw that it was good. And he separated the trust from the acceptance of payment.
Thusly through his efforts the genesis block was born.
He was rewarded with the BTC from the great blockchain, first paid immutably and eternally to 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa, to which we still pay homage with signed transaction today.
Many of these people will happily evangelize the commandments of bitcoin:
(Thou shalt retain ownership of thy own private keys, Thou shalt not lend fractions of thy reserves and claim to hold satoshis that thou dost not, etc)
Tithing is the act of donating fiat to the church in exchange for cryptographic power in the network. Mining is the energy sacrificed to do the same.
Developing/programming is the act of contributing to the core source code in an effort to divine the one true agreed upon method to obtain cryptographic freedom and individual control over things considered to be valuable by all participants.
Already, the "Church" has had many schisms between adherents that claim to know the true path, and forks and alt-chains have been created.
It's not really a matter of if but when. I have no doubt that if the idea of bitcoin itself grows, eventually some people will simply start claiming it as their own church. But does this afford them any protection?
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