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Title: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 05:52:05 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe.
So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. eidt: Namecoin can be the lost 13th tribe of Alt Chains. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 03, 2012, 05:54:18 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. How does one become ordained? Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MysteryMiner on November 03, 2012, 05:56:43 PM There is only one cryptocurrency called Bitcoin and Satoshi is a prophet!
It is funny and disturbingly serious in the same time how Bitcoin is similar to religion. Probably because all money have exchange value because people have a faith in it's value. And religion is a faith in the purest form. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Spekulatius on November 03, 2012, 06:01:24 PM The Gavin is pope?
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 06:02:32 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. How does one become ordained? I suppose the Bitcoin Foundation (from now on referred to as The Foundation) is analogous to the Catholic Church as it's the most codified edifice of Satoshi's will and undoubtably will end up the richest and most powerful. And considering Gavin is one of the original disciples, I guess he might be like Peter and once he's gone the next in line would be Pope. So you could join The Foundation I guess, they will give you some touch of Satoshi Divine. I donated to The Foundation at the outset, and thats a form a tithing. If you're up for LTC It's probably Coblee who needs to ordain you. Although unless he too disappears without a trace his earthly presence will dilute his power as people can directly disagree with him unlike "Our Satoshi though art in Blockchain". Dunno- I guess it depends what CryptoChurch you want to be apart of. You could always form another fork and be your own Pope and make your own rules, ala "RealSolid the false" but you risk your followers being 'sock puppets' for your heresy. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 06:05:40 PM The Gavin is pope? Undoubtably. Although perhaps he's more like St. Peter, although I guess since he's still alive he can't be Sanctified yet. So yes, I guess that makes him Pope. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Spekulatius on November 03, 2012, 06:09:35 PM The Gavin is pope? Undoubtably. Although perhaps he's more like St. Peter, although I guess since he's still alive he can't be Sanctified yet. So yes, I guess that makes him Pope. So you want to canonize his dead body? Go tell him. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 06:10:27 PM There is only one cryptocurrency called Bitcoin and Satoshi is a prophet! It is funny and disturbingly serious in the same time how Bitcoin is similar to religion. Probably because all money have exchange value because people have a faith in it's value. And religion is a faith in the purest form. Its true, while it's funny there is no reason why Bitcoin can't (and dare say won't) end up as a religion. Scientology is huge and powerful. Bitcoin has a far more philosophically sound background. The mathematics behind the cryptography in it's own right touches on the origins of the Universe in the sense that many enlightenment thinkers considered Mathematics some element of god. Indeed you are correct that the 'faith' in the value of the currency reflects faith in a deity itself. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 06:12:51 PM The Gavin is pope? Undoubtably. Although perhaps he's more like St. Peter, although I guess since he's still alive he can't be Sanctified yet. So yes, I guess that makes him Pope. So you want to canonize his dead body? Go tell him. I suspect that would seriously weird him out. :-) But I'm sure the thought of being a "Pope" to this new movement has occurred to him. He is obviously a smart man, I'm sure this thought has occurred to him as has the thought of what place in history he will occupy if Bitcoin succeeds and endures for thousands of years. It is quite possible it is not a minor thing that is happening here on these message boards. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 06:17:56 PM Perhaps there will one day come a great doomsday Cult of Deflation that will attempt to hoard as many coins and possible, only to send them all to address with no known private key.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MoonShadow on November 03, 2012, 06:32:20 PM The Gavin is pope? Undoubtably. Although perhaps he's more like St. Peter, although I guess since he's still alive he can't be Sanctified yet. So yes, I guess that makes him Pope. So you want to canonize his dead body? Go tell him. I suspect that would seriously weird him out. :-) But I'm sure the thought of being a "Pope" to this new movement has occurred to him. He is obviously a smart man, I'm sure this thought has occurred to him as has the thought of what place in history he will occupy if Bitcoin succeeds and endures for thousands of years. It is quite possible it is not a minor thing that is happening here on these message boards. Well, not sainted, but in the thread a couple years back wherein many of us were discussing what the denominations of BTC shoudl be called; I (yes, I personally) suggested that we should name them after the most important people in the movement at that time, starting with the most important person lending his name to the smallest demonomation. Like how the US bills have Geoprge WAshington on the $1, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, etc. I'm the first person (I think; but the recodrds of this forum would know) to suggest that the smallest BTC denom (0.00000001) be called a Satoshi and the next significant order of magnitude (three decimal places, or 0.00001) be called a Gavin. Satoshis stuck, and have been used by both membership of this forum an a number of articles; but it seems that Gavins didn't stick, as I've never seen the term used in print/text since. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 06:40:52 PM Well, not sainted, but in the thread a couple years back wherein many of us were discussing what the denominations of BTC shoudl be called; I (yes, I personally) suggested that we should name them after the most important people in the movement at that time, starting with the most important person lending his name to the smallest demonomation. Like how the US bills have Geoprge WAshington on the $1, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, etc. I'm the first person (I think; but the recodrds of this forum would know) to suggest that the smallest BTC denom (0.00000001) be called a Satoshi and the next significant order of magnitude (three decimal places, or 0.00001) be called a Gavin. Satoshis stuck, and have been used by both membership of this forum an a number of articles; but it seems that Gavins didn't stick, as I've never seen the term used in print/text since. I suspect that's because he's still around. For some reason names stick better once the person is actually gone and can't mess up any longer. But "Satoshi" does have a nice mythical ring to it already. And if I'm correct although it kinda sounds japanese to westerners, isn't it not actually a Japanese word? It would be funny if it turned out to be an anagram in some language. BTW: it does have some theological sounding anagrams in english: http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=satoshi&t=1000&a=n I think because this idea is so bat-shit-crazy we probably can't make the church officially with Gavins support. Because it's crazy. And that would carry over with the real worlds impression of us as already being crazy. However it could be done anyway. Satoshi is gone, and I doubt even if he could prove himself (some message in the block chain?) many people would not care and would prefer the mythical Satoshi (Which if he is still alive, i suspect he is aware of himself). Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MoonShadow on November 03, 2012, 06:52:18 PM Well, not sainted, but in the thread a couple years back wherein many of us were discussing what the denominations of BTC shoudl be called; I (yes, I personally) suggested that we should name them after the most important people in the movement at that time, starting with the most important person lending his name to the smallest demonomation. Like how the US bills have Geoprge WAshington on the $1, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, etc. I'm the first person (I think; but the recodrds of this forum would know) to suggest that the smallest BTC denom (0.00000001) be called a Satoshi and the next significant order of magnitude (three decimal places, or 0.00001) be called a Gavin. Satoshis stuck, and have been used by both membership of this forum an a number of articles; but it seems that Gavins didn't stick, as I've never seen the term used in print/text since. I suspect that's because he's still around. For some reason names stick better once the person is actually gone and can't mess up any longer. But "Satoshi" does have a nice mythical ring to it already. And if I'm correct although it kinda sounds japanese to westerners, isn't it not actually a Japanese word? It would be funny if it turned out to be an anagram in some language. Satoshi is a fairly common Japanese male name. That doesn't preclude the possibility that it's an anagram. Quote Satoshi is gone, and I doubt even if he could prove himself (some message in the block chain?) many people would not care and would prefer the mythical Satoshi (Which if he is still alive, i suspect he is aware of himself). 1) Satoshi isn't actually gone. 2) He could definately prove himself, if he cared to, simply by openly signing documents with one of the first 10 bloack reward addresses; particlularly the genesis block address. 3) Satoshi is still al*** and... 4) he'll definately be aware of it the next time he does a search on this forum for his old nomDePlume, thanks to you. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 07:01:29 PM I suspect that's because he's still around. For some reason names stick better once the person is actually gone and can't mess up any longer. But "Satoshi" does have a nice mythical ring to it already. And if I'm correct although it kinda sounds japanese to westerners, isn't it not actually a Japanese word? It would be funny if it turned out to be an anagram in some language. Satoshi is a fairly common Japanese male name. That doesn't preclude the possibility that it's an anagram. Quote Satoshi is gone, and I doubt even if he could prove himself (some message in the block chain?) many people would not care and would prefer the mythical Satoshi (Which if he is still alive, i suspect he is aware of himself). 1) Satoshi isn't actually gone. 2) He could definately prove himself, if he cared to, simply by openly signing documents with one of the first 10 bloack reward addresses; particlularly the genesis block address. 3) Satoshi is still al*** and... 4) he'll definately be aware of it the next time he does a search on this forum for his old nomDePlume, thanks to you. Well correction on the Satoshi name part. I would be interested if he did "return". But he might never do so- indeed even signing something with the original genesis block (GOTTA love that it's not called "the first block" but Genesis.) doesn't prove its really him. I think conspiracy theorists would be the first to point out if the government did away with him a long time ago the would have also most likely confiscated his computer equipment and have access to his original keys. You don't appreciate how deep someone could get into this if they wanted to? Silliness aside, and no offence towards Mormons intended: But Mormonism started with an angel bringing invisible golden tablets to some guy in upstate New York and has since become one of the worlds fastest growing religions. The golden tablet episode happend already well within the reign of reason and science, so it's not like people can't still be swayed into believing in something that sounds at first: outright crazy. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: DublinBrian on November 03, 2012, 07:20:34 PM I see a market for payment apps for churches. Churches are usually supported by passing a collection basket around their church on sunday. The problem with this is that none of the congregation know exactly how much is collected and sometimes dishonest priests steal some of the collection, for their own profit.
If, instead of that, the church were to pass round a QR code, then the parishioners would be able to see exactly how much was collected each sunday, by monitoring the payment address, thru some kind of church payment app. Matonis tweeted about a catholic church in New York that is accepting bitcoin donations http://www.stjohnsgoshen.com/bitcoin Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Roger_Murdock on November 03, 2012, 08:00:35 PM Before this goes further, can we just establish that there will be no dietary restrictions? Because if you try and make me give up bacon, I WILL switch to Litecoin. Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it.
EDIT: Just thought of two more. 1. No church teaching against the use of intoxicants (let's face it, if we force a split with the Silk Road contingent, we're gonna end up on the losing side of that one). 2. No weird sex stuff (and of course, by that I mean that the church should be totally cool with weird sex stuff). Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MoonShadow on November 03, 2012, 08:05:53 PM Before this goes further, can we just establish that there will be no dietary restrictions? Because if you try and make me give up bacon, I WILL switch to Litecoin. Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. Pizza Day? Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Roger_Murdock on November 03, 2012, 08:08:20 PM Before this goes further, can we just establish that there will be no dietary restrictions? Because if you try and make me give up bacon, I WILL switch to Litecoin. Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. Pizza Day? Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 08:09:11 PM Before this goes further, can we just establish that there will be no dietary restrictions? Because if you try and make me give up bacon, I WILL switch to Litecoin. Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. EDIT: Just thought of two more. 1. No church teaching against the use of intoxicants (let's face it, if we force a split with the Silk Road contingent, we're gonna end up on the losing side of that one). 2. No weird sex stuff (and of course, by that I mean that the church should be totally cool with weird sex stuff). Sounds good! Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: beekeeper on November 03, 2012, 08:09:48 PM As usually I'm in, and guess what, I bring rum for the rabbit. :)
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 08:10:10 PM Before this goes further, can we just establish that there will be no dietary restrictions? Because if you try and make me give up bacon, I WILL switch to Litecoin. Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. Pizza Day? It was a miracle- that the faith in the coin could be exchanged for real world goods. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Bitcoin Oz on November 03, 2012, 08:12:39 PM Before this goes further, can we just establish that there will be no dietary restrictions? Because if you try and make me give up bacon, I WILL switch to Litecoin. Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. EDIT: Just thought of two more. 1. No church teaching against the use of intoxicants (let's face it, if we force a split with the Silk Road contingent, we're gonna end up on the losing side of that one). 2. No weird sex stuff (and of course, by that I mean that the church should be totally cool with weird sex stuff). Sounds good! Everything is better when it contains bacon. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MysteryMiner on November 03, 2012, 09:23:44 PM Quote Scientology is huge and powerful. Bitcoin has a far more philosophically sound background. Religion is believing in BS. Bitcoin is knowing hard science. The complete opposites of spectrum. But why not, Bitcoin can be very successful mock religion like FSM or Church of Subgenius.Quote But I'm sure the thought of being a "Pope" to this new movement has occurred to him. He is obviously a smart man, I'm sure this thought has occurred to him as has the thought of what place in history he will occupy if Bitcoin succeeds and endures for thousands of years. And our grand kids then will have a religious paintings with Gavin's stupid smile holding white laptop who is radiating holy light lol! We must have visual depictions of Satoshi and Gavin forbidden. http://www.bildites.lv/images/jhxgtgzyhoij7ws7ugby.png http://www.bildites.lv/images/iyyz7p2q8u0cjl49trdb.jpg The source code is more important than the code writer! Quote I suppose the Bitcoin Foundation (from now on referred to as The Foundation) is analogous to the Catholic Church as it's the most codified edifice of Satoshi's will and undoubtably will end up the richest and most powerful They might mutate and cripple Bitcoin original message and meaning like catholic church did with christianity.Quote 1. No church teaching against the use of intoxicants (let's face it, if we force a split with the Silk Road contingent, we're gonna end up on the losing side of that one). We must have some religious rites like rastafarians have. We must observe the divine and secret process of ordering holy substances from Silk Road to ensure that the work of Satoshi the bitcoins does not lose the market value! And this is not superstition, there is good reasoning behind that!Quote No weird sex stuff (and of course, by that I mean that the church should be totally cool with weird sex stuff). Bitcoin religion is all forgiving! The pedophiles of Freenet introduced the sinner MisteryMiner into religion of Bitcoins.Quote Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. We could have the sad day of July 2011 remembered when Bitcoin bubble crashed. And we could have apocalyptic prophecy of end times when hashing power reaches so high that all blocks have hashes of only zeroes. Then there will be second coming of Satoshi who will come with new algorithm and start mining on new blockchain. He will separate the righteous bitcoiners from those who harm the cryptocurrency!Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: benjamindees on November 03, 2012, 11:42:26 PM Pizza Day? Thank Satoshi this pizza doesn't cost 10,000 bitcoins. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 03, 2012, 11:55:16 PM Quote Scientology is huge and powerful. Bitcoin has a far more philosophically sound background. Religion is believing in BS. Bitcoin is knowing hard science. The complete opposites of spectrum. But why not, Bitcoin can be very successful mock religion like FSM or Church of Subgenius.Quote But I'm sure the thought of being a "Pope" to this new movement has occurred to him. He is obviously a smart man, I'm sure this thought has occurred to him as has the thought of what place in history he will occupy if Bitcoin succeeds and endures for thousands of years. And our grand kids then will have a religious paintings with Gavin's stupid smile holding white laptop who is radiating holy light lol! We must have visual depictions of Satoshi and Gavin forbidden. http://www.bildites.lv/images/jhxgtgzyhoij7ws7ugby.png http://www.bildites.lv/images/iyyz7p2q8u0cjl49trdb.jpg \ https://i.imgur.com/XVJPG.jpg :D Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 04, 2012, 12:12:18 AM Quote Scientology is huge and powerful. Bitcoin has a far more philosophically sound background. Religion is believing in BS. Bitcoin is knowing hard science. The complete opposites of spectrum. But why not, Bitcoin can be very successful mock religion like FSM or Church of Subgenius.Quote But I'm sure the thought of being a "Pope" to this new movement has occurred to him. He is obviously a smart man, I'm sure this thought has occurred to him as has the thought of what place in history he will occupy if Bitcoin succeeds and endures for thousands of years. And our grand kids then will have a religious paintings with Gavin's stupid smile holding white laptop who is radiating holy light lol! We must have visual depictions of Satoshi and Gavin forbidden. http://www.bildites.lv/images/jhxgtgzyhoij7ws7ugby.png http://www.bildites.lv/images/iyyz7p2q8u0cjl49trdb.jpg The source code is more important than the code writer! Quote I suppose the Bitcoin Foundation (from now on referred to as The Foundation) is analogous to the Catholic Church as it's the most codified edifice of Satoshi's will and undoubtably will end up the richest and most powerful They might mutate and cripple Bitcoin original message and meaning like catholic church did with christianity.Quote 1. No church teaching against the use of intoxicants (let's face it, if we force a split with the Silk Road contingent, we're gonna end up on the losing side of that one). We must have some religious rites like rastafarians have. We must observe the divine and secret process of ordering holy substances from Silk Road to ensure that the work of Satoshi the bitcoins does not lose the market value! And this is not superstition, there is good reasoning behind that!Quote No weird sex stuff (and of course, by that I mean that the church should be totally cool with weird sex stuff). Bitcoin religion is all forgiving! The pedophiles of Freenet introduced the sinner MisteryMiner into religion of Bitcoins.Quote Oh, and we need more holidays. Getting to use one "diversity holiday" to miss work every four years for Halving Day just isn't gonna cut it. We could have the sad day of July 2011 remembered when Bitcoin bubble crashed. And we could have apocalyptic prophecy of end times when hashing power reaches so high that all blocks have hashes of only zeroes. Then there will be second coming of Satoshi who will come with new algorithm and start mining on new blockchain. He will separate the righteous bitcoiners from those who harm the cryptocurrency!You make a valid point though- the source code should be more important then the writer, AND perhaps we should be careful about making individuals omnipotent while still alive. There are a great number of end users who consider Satoshi to be such a terrific genius that his idea was perfect at it's very inception. Looking to the Catholic church should inform us as to what to be careful for, so that no one individual or group becomes the right hand of Satoshi and thus an unassailable bearer of ultimate truth. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: DoomDumas on November 04, 2012, 12:26:04 AM Weird idea, but if it can protect BTC from being legislated, why not...
Maybe relevent or not, but I wish to post this pic (from the last bitcoinmoney article about october) https://i.imgur.com/2XJeB.png Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 04, 2012, 01:28:35 AM The Gavin is pope? Would Bruce I be considered an earlier Pope before he self-excommunicated himself, leaving the fold with his beloved and spending a well-deserved holiday in Pattaya, whereupon they exercised lads via an unsanctioned gospel, preaching the three-pronged anti-missionary approach? Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MoonShadow on November 04, 2012, 01:59:44 AM The Gavin is pope? Would Bruce I be considered an earlier Pope before he self-excommunicated himself, leaving the fold with his beloved and spending a well-deserved holiday in Pattaya, whereupon they exercised lads via an unsanctioned gospel, preaching the three-pronged anti-missionary approach? Bruce was a heratic. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Bees Brothers on November 04, 2012, 02:28:13 AM So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? I would hope the Church of Satoshi would not bow down to the dark coercive powers of the State to seek legitimacy. :o Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Spekulatius on November 04, 2012, 03:15:45 PM Awesome! Quote BTW: it does have some theological sounding anagrams in english: http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=satoshi&t=1000&a=n Other then "Ass Hot I" there are not many that make sense. If you search for possible anagrams of "Satoshi Nakamoto" however, there are at least 100001 (http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=satoshi+nakamoto&t=1000&a=n) that http://www.wordsmith.org finds. It may be the holy task of our religious researchers to browse through them till eternity.. Quote 2. No weird sex stuff (and of course, by that I mean that the church should be totally cool with weird sex stuff). Too bad, I was just about to introduce the sacred act of holy prostitution (http://atheism.about.com/od/ancientmythologyreligion/ig/Lebanon-Phoenician-Photos/Beirut-Illustration.htm) into our religion (SFW) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Roger_Murdock on November 04, 2012, 03:24:41 PM Who is the anti-Satoshi? I was gonna suggest Bernanke, but he strikes me more as just a low-level demon.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MysteryMiner on November 04, 2012, 03:43:57 PM Who is the anti-Satoshi? I was gonna suggest Bernanke, but he strikes me more as just a low-level demon. Real Solid can be the Devil of Bitcoin. And anti-Satoshi.Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 04, 2012, 03:57:51 PM Who is the anti-Satoshi? I was gonna suggest Bernanke, but he strikes me more as just a low-level demon. Real Solid can be the Devil of Bitcoin. And anti-Satoshi.But maybe the anti-Satoshi has yet to come. At the end of Bitcoin Days. When the Anti-Satoshi is able to find the private key of all possible public keys. But the believers who believe in the one true Satoshi will follow him/her into the blockchain afterlife, the one and true crypto. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MysteryMiner on November 04, 2012, 04:09:45 PM Who is the anti-Satoshi? I was gonna suggest Bernanke, but he strikes me more as just a low-level demon. Real Solid can be the Devil of Bitcoin. And anti-Satoshi.But maybe the anti-Satoshi has yet to come. At the end of Bitcoin Days. When the Anti-Satoshi is able to find the private key of all possible public keys. But the believers who believe in the one true Satoshi will follow him/her into the blockchain afterlife, the one and true crypto. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: beekeeper on November 04, 2012, 04:27:55 PM Guys, your are definitely crazy, and I do love seeing people which actually read the Book.. :D
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: firefop on November 04, 2012, 09:03:57 PM I'm going to think about this --- and get back to you =P
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 05, 2012, 03:41:45 AM Would SA trolls be considered Infidels?
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: evoorhees on November 05, 2012, 04:41:26 AM The main difference between Bitcoin as a religion and normal religions is that Bitcoin is real, and it works.
While one might say that I worship the blockchain, I can show you instantly that it does what it's supposed to do. I can prove the validity of the system. Normal religions have no such evidence, and rely on "faith" which is a euphemism for "belief despite a lack of evidence." Bitcoin may be the first "utility-based" religion as opposed to being faith-based. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: FLHippy on November 05, 2012, 11:22:42 AM So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. Um? Why not? Certainly you can come up with a million reasons why not. Granny always said... You can fuck up a perfectly good thing, or make a bad thing worse by getting the church (or the government) involved in your life. So... Granny would say FUCK NO Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: marcus_of_augustus on November 06, 2012, 11:24:28 AM http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/262/wm/pd2501769.jpg
Satoshi delivering the protocol ... notice much wailing and gnashing of bankster teeth in the background. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: firefop on November 06, 2012, 08:32:07 PM http://img3.photographersdirect.com/img/262/wm/pd2501769.jpg Satoshi delivering the protocol ... notice much wailing and gnashing of bankster teeth in the background. I think we should come up with our own original artwork... I also think we should use anon's empty suit (with a catholic type halo behind the head?) to depict Satoshi. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: marcus_of_augustus on November 06, 2012, 09:13:11 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLbv1yisG4&feature=plcp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLbv1yisG4&feature=plcp)
Enough "I believes .." in here to make the beginnings of good creed :D All hail science and reason. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 06, 2012, 10:05:00 PM Of all the religions in the world, nary a one of their deities healed a single amputee. Bitlievers don't espouse grandiose claims--save one: Bitcoin Protects Your Wealth. (feel free to edit said claim)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1gIYL8Ep0s/Tq1SZ-zOClI/AAAAAAAABIM/syoxBoBkeKE/s1600/Bitcoin.JPG Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MoonShadow on November 06, 2012, 10:21:50 PM Plenty of people already worship at the alter of money the world over already, so at least this would be more honest in that context.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Jaw3bmasters on November 07, 2012, 12:02:06 AM Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Maria on November 07, 2012, 01:33:00 AM I guess that me being the oldest miner, makes me Santa Maria then.
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlGSz2DCtAmJSHO8bQuUeBzi1nsKcX-HpadEVjhrtSK9e1CBPz Santa Maria. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 07, 2012, 02:29:45 AM http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41-0pYji8UL._SL500_AA300_.jpghttps://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlGSz2DCtAmJSHO8bQuUeBzi1nsKcX-HpadEVjhrtSK9e1CBPz
How it all began. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: MoonShadow on November 07, 2012, 02:53:33 AM I guess that me being the oldest miner, makes me Santa Maria then. https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlGSz2DCtAmJSHO8bQuUeBzi1nsKcX-HpadEVjhrtSK9e1CBPz Santa Maria. Wait, are you Satoshi? Or are you saying that you're over 80? Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 07, 2012, 04:54:27 AM I suggest we get the story straight so that we're all on the same white page.
Centuries ago, Maria tricked Bruno, the virgin, ... Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Jaw3bmasters on November 07, 2012, 04:33:49 PM My translation may be a little off. Crypto isn't my native tongue.
Crypto BTC:23 The Blockchain is my shepherd; I shall not want. It maketh me to mine in green pastures: It leadeth me beside the pool miners. It restoreth my wallet: It leadeth me in the paths of ASICS for his name's sake. Yea, though I browse through the virtual valley of crypto, I will fear no ponzies: for thou art with me; thy algorithm and thy license they comfort me. Thou preparest a market before me in the presence of mine bankster: thou anointest my head with ideas; my buffer runneth over. Surely Blockchain and rewards shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Satoshi for ever. ;D Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on November 07, 2012, 05:27:32 PM Dear internet: You are awesome.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: FinShaggy on May 22, 2013, 03:05:51 AM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. How does one become ordained? You could get ordained on the Universal Life Church website. They don't care what religion you are :) I'm a registered minister :) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: FinShaggy on May 23, 2013, 06:31:08 PM Would anyone be interested in starting a "Church of Development". Where "god" is "the future", and we worship by making it better. Basically just a developmental coin charity that religiously works towards the future. I am a certified minister and I will work to get non-profit status in my state, but here is the base for the organization, I already have 200 members: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=213405.0 If anyone wants to get married or exercise demons, I can legally do the ceremony :) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: marcus_of_augustus on May 23, 2013, 10:59:28 PM vow of poverty anyone?
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: BTC Books on May 24, 2013, 12:12:27 AM Would anyone be interested in starting a "Church of Development". Where "god" is "the future", and we worship by making it better. Basically just a developmental coin charity that religiously works towards the future. I am a certified minister and I will work to get non-profit status in my state, but here is the base for the organization, I already have 200 members: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=213405.0 If anyone wants to get married or exercise demons, I can legally do the ceremony :) Thanks, but my demons are quite healthy enough as it is. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: freedomno1 on May 24, 2013, 12:18:33 AM Calls Archbishop and lets their be a battle for the Pope of Latter Day Coins
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: townf on May 24, 2013, 12:39:36 AM Allahu Bitbar!
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Thursday on May 24, 2013, 02:55:30 AM All of you are late on paying your tithing to me the bishop. 10% or go to hell.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: BitcoinAshley on May 24, 2013, 04:13:40 AM Don't worry, guys - I got this:
8) 8) 8) Our Satoshi, who art in blockchain, Encrypted be thy name Thy transactions come Thy will be done on ASICS As it is on Github. Give us this day our daily mining reward, And forgive our zero-conf double-spends As we forgive them that double-spend against us. And lead us not into alt-chains But deliver us from Ripple For thine is the mining rig, The hashing power, and the block reward, For ever and ever Amen. Genesis Block 1:1 The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks Later on in blockchain: [A bunch of .onion links to kiddy porn sites] Where oh where did we go wrong, great Satoshi? Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: freedomno1 on May 24, 2013, 08:50:52 AM Don't worry, guys - I got this: 8) 8) 8) Our Satoshi, who art in blockchain, Encrypted be thy name Thy transactions come Thy will be done on ASICS As it is on Github. Give us this day our daily mining reward, And forgive our zero-conf double-spends As we forgive them that double-spend against us. And lead us not into alt-chains But deliver us from Ripple For thine is the mining rig, The hashing power, and the block reward, For ever and ever Amen. Genesis Block 1:1 The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks Later on in blockchain: [A bunch of .onion links to kiddy porn sites] Where oh where did we go wrong, great Satoshi? +2 And nice needs a Hail Satoshi xd Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: 101111 on May 24, 2013, 09:20:49 AM this is a praiseworthy initiative
I'm going to brush up tonight and watch Life of Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: arklan on May 24, 2013, 09:33:54 AM hail Satoshi. :D
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: acceptance2 on May 24, 2013, 02:41:18 PM Ladies, Gents and Pirates,
Welcome to the ministryofbitcoin.com (http://ministryofbitcoin.com) In Crypto We Trust This weeks hymn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1qooBzE2w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1qooBzE2w) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: freedomno1 on March 07, 2014, 02:28:00 AM Considering all the crypto news around satoshi today I'll commemorate it by reviving the church of satoshi thread ha-ha
http://p2pfoundation.ning.com/profile/SatoshiNakamoto Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: im0rtel on August 03, 2015, 08:24:30 PM bumping the church of satoshi for greater justice.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Trader Steve on August 04, 2015, 02:03:32 PM It actually exists:
http://ChurchofSatoshi.org Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: BillyBobZorton on August 04, 2015, 03:12:39 PM That's hilarious. I don't like this cult-ish approach tho, the mainstream could use it to attack us. We don't need approbation of satoshi or some other bitcoin celebrities to have our own opinions. We don't need satoshi to come back and tell us how to scale bitcoin up, for example.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on May 03, 2016, 08:26:02 PM Sorry but, "The Church of Craig Wright and Latter Day Coins" doesn't have the same ring to it.........
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on May 03, 2016, 08:32:11 PM Perhaps there will one day come a great doomsday Cult of Deflation that will attempt to hoard as many coins and possible, only to send them all to address with no known private key. Perhaps this moment is upon us brethren. The return of the Anti-Satoshi: Craig Wright. The prophecy tells us that if Craig Wright be the Satoshi, in the attempt to move 1million coins, he makes a mistake and burns them all to an invalid address. We can pray my brethren. For this would be the true sacrifice of Satoshi. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: silversmith on May 03, 2016, 08:38:19 PM Sorry but, "The Church of Craig Wright and Latter Day Coins" doesn't have the same ring to it......... Latter Day should be "Latter-day." Every mormon knows this. :) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: crazy_rabbit on May 03, 2016, 08:40:44 PM Sorry but, "The Church of Craig Wright and Latter Day Coins" doesn't have the same ring to it......... Latter Day should be "Latter-day." Every mormon knows this. :) Geez, this thread has been around for years and you're the first to mention it! (non-mormon here). Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: silversmith on May 03, 2016, 08:45:56 PM You're right though. Bitcoin has become a major world religion. But the people have turned from the creator. They like the stories of an immortal creator. Anything less and they are ready to burn you at the stakes.
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: AgentofCoin on May 03, 2016, 08:54:07 PM You're right though. Bitcoin has become a major world religion. But the people have turned from the creator. They like the stories of an immortal creator. Anything less and they are ready to burn you at the stakes. Silversmith follows the Anti-Satoshi! It is not your fault that ye sinned against Satoshi, it is the beast from the abyss who hath deceived thee, and so shall we purge this uncleanliness from your soul. Prepare the ropes and logs for the fire! Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: raphma on May 03, 2016, 11:18:28 PM Im in! where do i sign?
Don't worry, guys - I got this: 8) 8) 8) Our Satoshi, who art in blockchain, Encrypted be thy name Thy transactions come Thy will be done on ASICS As it is on Github. Give us this day our daily mining reward, And forgive our zero-conf double-spends As we forgive them that double-spend against us. And lead us not into alt-chains But deliver us from Ripple For thine is the mining rig, The hashing power, and the block reward, For ever and ever Amen. Genesis Block 1:1 The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks Later on in blockchain: [A bunch of .onion links to kiddy porn sites] Where oh where did we go wrong, great Satoshi? Hail satoshi Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: gembitz on April 01, 2017, 04:27:23 PM ^satoshi buddahmot0 8)
Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: gembitz on April 01, 2017, 04:32:30 PM Of all the religions in the world, nary a one of their deities healed a single amputee. Bitlievers don't espouse grandiose claims--save one: Bitcoin Protects Your Wealth. (feel free to edit said claim) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1gIYL8Ep0s/Tq1SZ-zOClI/AAAAAAAABIM/syoxBoBkeKE/s1600/Bitcoin.JPG ^just wow how didn't i see this before!! :o ===> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow *Grateful Dead lyricist!! 8) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: freedomno1 on April 03, 2017, 04:55:28 AM Of all the religions in the world, nary a one of their deities healed a single amputee. Bitlievers don't espouse grandiose claims--save one: Bitcoin Protects Your Wealth. (feel free to edit said claim) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1gIYL8Ep0s/Tq1SZ-zOClI/AAAAAAAABIM/syoxBoBkeKE/s1600/Bitcoin.JPG ^just wow how didn't i see this before!! :o ===> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow *Grateful Dead lyricist!! 8) Old forum threads are fun threads nice to see this one get dug up now and then Ha-ha All Hail Satoshi! Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: gembitz on April 03, 2017, 05:02:01 AM Of all the religions in the world, nary a one of their deities healed a single amputee. Bitlievers don't espouse grandiose claims--save one: Bitcoin Protects Your Wealth. (feel free to edit said claim) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1gIYL8Ep0s/Tq1SZ-zOClI/AAAAAAAABIM/syoxBoBkeKE/s1600/Bitcoin.JPG ^just wow how didn't i see this before!! :o ===> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow *Grateful Dead lyricist!! 8) Old forum threads are fun threads nice to see this one get dug up now and then Ha-ha All Hail Satoshi! ^we will be rolling out tithes soon on the blockchain :-D #satoshiwalksonwater Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Xester on April 03, 2017, 06:19:53 AM Of all the religions in the world, nary a one of their deities healed a single amputee. Bitlievers don't espouse grandiose claims--save one: Bitcoin Protects Your Wealth. (feel free to edit said claim) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1gIYL8Ep0s/Tq1SZ-zOClI/AAAAAAAABIM/syoxBoBkeKE/s1600/Bitcoin.JPG ^just wow how didn't i see this before!! :o ===> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow *Grateful Dead lyricist!! 8) Old forum threads are fun threads nice to see this one get dug up now and then Ha-ha All Hail Satoshi! ^we will be rolling out tithes soon on the blockchain :-D #satoshiwalksonwater It is good to see loyalist of bit coin but when we speak of a church of satoshi it will bring another meanig. THe church if satoshi would somehow imply not loyalty but worship of bitcoin, it is like considering satoshi as a god. It seems that an occult is born out of loyalty to satoshi. Maybe we can change the name instead of church of satoshi to the brotherhood of satoshi. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: gembitz on April 04, 2017, 06:00:58 AM Of all the religions in the world, nary a one of their deities healed a single amputee. Bitlievers don't espouse grandiose claims--save one: Bitcoin Protects Your Wealth. (feel free to edit said claim) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1gIYL8Ep0s/Tq1SZ-zOClI/AAAAAAAABIM/syoxBoBkeKE/s1600/Bitcoin.JPG ^just wow how didn't i see this before!! :o ===> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow *Grateful Dead lyricist!! 8) Old forum threads are fun threads nice to see this one get dug up now and then Ha-ha All Hail Satoshi! ^we will be rolling out tithes soon on the blockchain :-D #satoshiwalksonwater It is good to see loyalist of bit coin but when we speak of a church of satoshi it will bring another meanig. THe church if satoshi would somehow imply not loyalty but worship of bitcoin, it is like considering satoshi as a god. It seems that an occult is born out of loyalty to satoshi. Maybe we can change the name instead of church of satoshi to the brotherhood of satoshi. ^yes this includes building an asic "shrine" ~ the small temple i'm building is going to be wind and water powered! **pics coming soon :-D Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: Searing on June 04, 2019, 11:19:41 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. How does one become ordained? A 2012 quote. But still. How does one get ordained? Searing. Bishop of The Church of Satoshi. Hopefully, we won't find out he is the Anti-Christ: Craig Wright. (shudder) :) Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: gembitz on August 13, 2019, 06:18:19 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. How does one become ordained? A 2012 quote. But still. How does one get ordained? Searing. Bishop of The Church of Satoshi. Hopefully, we won't find out he is the Anti-Christ: Craig Wright. (shudder) :) csw : crypto judas ;) lol Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: jerrison on August 13, 2019, 07:03:17 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. eidt: Namecoin can be the lost 13th tribe of Alt Chains. i must confess, your description of the Blockchain technology and Satoshi and its supporters and maximalists sound so familiar with the reference point but then it can not be compared to that of which you recommend. The Bible is not just a book but represents instructions and the church is also sacred as the Bible is. Title: Re: The Church of Satoshi and Latter Day Coins Post by: gembitz on August 13, 2019, 09:26:18 PM I'm sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers. This message board as a proto-bible of texts, the wiki and the churches efforts to consolidate a one-true-book. The false prophet of Real Solid, the breakway protestants of Litecoin and the cults of BBQ, IO,IX..... the small monastery of Dev coin. Our prayers to Satoshi in the form of mining- doing Satoshis' work, The Charlaten of Pirate. And of course- the eternal blockchain. The collective memory of our entire universe. So why doesn't someone just do it already- and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here. eidt: Namecoin can be the lost 13th tribe of Alt Chains. i must confess, your description of the Blockchain technology and Satoshi and its supporters and maximalists sound so familiar with the reference point but then it can not be compared to that of which you recommend. The Bible is not just a book but represents instructions and the church is also sacred as the Bible is. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TDyaEvhcL._SX379_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 8) #n00b ===> weeee |
