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I can easily imagine that if someone had been one of the very early adopters, they would have reason to view Satoshi Nakamoto as their "God". Perhaps not the God who created the Universe, but a personal god that fulfills many of the desired attributes of a deity worthy of worship nonetheless.

One can think of being financially rich as the closest earthly equivalent of "heaven" - and indeed perhaps the only possible "heaven" for someone who does not believe in an afterlife. Thus, Satoshi Nakamoto - via his invention of Bitcoin, allowed a few lucky individuals (i.e. his followers) to attain this plane of existence in exchange for their faith in his creation - the Blockchain.

The fact that Satoshi is completely anonymous and no longer interacts with the community which he created makes it much more likely that some form of Satoshi-worship will develop in the future - especially if Bitcoin is to become mainstream. Normal humans have flaws which are bound to be uncovered over time but by permanently leaving, our conception of Satoshi is now set in stone, and we can only gain an inference of his character from the writings and code he has left behind. And these writings and code portray a picture of a infallible, almost god-like being. A genius mind shrouded in mystery. In reality, he could very much be a flawed human being. He may even be a murderer or a con-man, but of course we will never know.

There are many examples of societies where human beings were elevated to the status of gods. The people of Ancient Egypt considered the Pharaoh to be half-man, half-god. Many Roman emperors were declared gods by the Roman Senate (generally after their death). Rastafarians believe that Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia was God.

If Bitcoin is to become mainstream then we must accept the likelihood that various groups will attempt to deify Satoshi. If Bitcoin is to replace fiat currencies and become the primary vehicle for all economic activity worldwide then we must accept the likelihood that some form of Satoshi-worship will emerge a major force within the religious and political landscape of the future. Currently the people who are most likely to start or join such a religion are the early adopters who have gained the most benefit from Satoshi's creation. Hence this is why I ask this question. After all, I wouldn't be surprised if there are early adopters today who may already possess the "prototype" of this future religion.

Dude, you're crazy.

I see this topic as being retarded.

https://mplrecommends.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/resized_ancient-aliens-invisible-something-meme-generator-i-m-not-saying-it-was-aliens-but-it-was-aliens-1824f9.jpg

If I mined in the early days and effortlessly made 100000 BTC then hold for 2 years, yes, I would call Satoshi GOD.

You don't know if satoshi no longer interacts with the bitcoin community. He could be posting here with a new name.

As for being a god, none of history's greatest inventors are considered gods.

I think the creator of the new Bitcoin Foundation just pulled the same vanishing act

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=934517.20

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Depends on what you define as 'early' adopter because I'm pretty sure anyone who has discovered Bitcoin before 2015 will be considered one considering how small the market is right now. I do think my favourite theory about Satoshi though is the one about him being an alien because it would be a pretty good explanation of why someone was able to post up such an advanced piece of software.

Time travelers perhaps.

I would join the religion if I have 10000btc but I don't have that.

Satoshi must be god, or at least sitting somewhere next to him, because he keeps resisting the temptation of spending some of his 1 Mio Bitcoins.

So you want to talk about if? If I was a billionaire, if I have many chicks, if I genius, If elephant can fly.

I think that he is just genius, brilliant mind maybe but not God.
God is spiritual entity and Satoshi is from this world.
Bitcoin is revolutionary idea, indeed, but in 10 or 20 years someone else can come with another, greater idea, who knows?
 

No, there is only one God (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvBCDS-y8vc) and Satoshi is his prophet.

Is Satoshi a person or a group? He/the group is absolutely brilliant. Sure. God? No.

its not my god still my god bitcoin its amazing era :D

By scammer aliens with a machine that can instantly transfer all bitcoins to their account when they find convenient.

God would be an overstatement, but I am sure they do respect him, as due to him they have a lot of money.

Maybe cryptocurrency GOD ;D
He/she/they is a brilliant with the technology bring to us.

I would see Satoshi as God and Andreas.A as Jesus preaching the bitmessage.

Bitcoin is the first invention that gives wealth to the early adopters, without needing to do business. It is not an ordinary invention.