Bitcoin, the Religion?!

[LiteCoinGuy]

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I don't see bitcoin as similar to a religion in any way at all. I will pray for us to go to the moon though if I'm told that'd work  
In all seriousness the only way bitcoin could even remotely be similar to bitcoin is that we're a group of people with faith in something that isn't proven yet?

[Argwai96]

Guys we could do this actually, there is guides all over the internet in how to be legally recognized has a religion, http://www.apath.org/creating_religion.html

[Beliathon]

I argue that Cryptocurrencies function as distinct religious beliefs, which affect ego permeability by playing into our natural tendencies to perceive attributes of money and value as inherently magic and spiritual.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bitcoin-religion-filip-martinka-

Do you think that cryptocurrencies are religions?

There's always a few nutters in every bunch, but in most cases it's just a hobby, also certainly a profession for many on these boards, and nothing more than a useful tool for others (ie those who don't romantize bitcoin, but value its function in their lives only).

Guys we could do this actually, there is guides all over the internet in how to be legally recognized has a religion, http://www.apath.org/creating_religion.html

If you do any such thing I will look forward to buying ads in your area mocking and deriding you as fraudsters.

[1K]

Guys we could do this actually, there is guides all over the internet in how to be legally recognized has a religion, http://www.apath.org/creating_religion.html

We don't need this nonsense about being a religion. Makes us look and sound crazy and stupid. Bitcoin is political for sure but not religious and I don't want it to be.

[Argwai96]

Lets say a Bitcoin church there is a lot of pros specially on the tax part, check out the irs guidelines for churches and religions http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf

[LiteCoinGuy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

[eerygarden]

Similarities are

• it's imaginary
• it has it's commandments (rules)

any more?

[johnyj]

The religion is on mathematics and network. Natural science has become the new religion for human since 1800. No one can change the mathematics and physics rules, so the power of science is above human and got worshiped like god

[NorrisK]

I guess it is more like a cult where some of the people that want to get rid of banks are in charge, then you have the sheep that just wow at everything that's being said by the leaders.

[eerygarden]

I guess it is more like a cult where some of the people that want to get rid of banks are in charge, then you have the sheep that just wow at everything that's being said by the leaders.

It has its fair share of protestors too what with the "gavincoin".
Old testament/new testament?

[dollarneed]

unfortunately i would say no that bitcoin is not a religion i think bitcoin its like your deep and lovely passion that you're gonna expend your time your consentrate and even your life for it and you just wanna try your best to earn some profit from it

[thebenjamincode]

i don't think that crypto currency is a religion
i believe that it is more of a group of people using its technology

[bitnanigans]

I think it's quite similar to how console wars (PS vs XBox), or OS wars (Apple vs Microsoft), or comic book wars (Marvel vs DC) play out. People will defend anything they're attached to or they're fans of to the very end. Fun fact: The word "fan" is derived from fanatic.

[jayce]

The religion is on mathematics and network. Natural science has become the new religion for human since 1800. No one can change the mathematics and physics rules, so the power of science is above human and got worshiped like god

Natural science is just phenomenons in the world. Math and network are just the method to study about that. Why do we need to worship them? I think human are smarter than that. Religion is something that can introduce you who God is, and make you feel better if you pray to Him when you facing a hard problem. I don't think natural science, mathematics, or network can do that.

[Kakmakr]

If you listen to all these Bitcoin Nicknames like BitCoinJesus etc. etc. you might think you are in church. There are loads of people, who worship money. If you worship "Bitcoin" with a secret creator, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Do you think there are people worshiping their credit cards or their PayPal accounts?

It's just a great technology and a fun hobby, nothing more and nothing less. ^Lmao^

[Xenoph0bia]

i would not say that, but is pretty close to that, at least for some ppl, you just need to read how they talk about it but most of the bitcoiners just believe in the success of BTC and this is not enought to compare it with religion.

Yeah we want to enjoy the success attached to bitcoins we don't want to get into any religious belief or believe that bitcoin is a religion or not. And it would be too early to say that. We are just investors and we have our religion too and which is more important than holding the bitcoins I guess. Bitcoin is a fun but a religion is not.

[deluxeCITY]

Some devs treat their coin like a religion. They dev and dev and dev even on shitcoins that are going down the drain.
It should be considered a disease.

[Hazir]

I have no idea about this, it sounds ridiculous. I think people just love bitcoin so much, like world people loving the real money. We don't need to worship something that was created by humans. Don't make any new religion like O or Sciencetology.

You could make everything a religion. No surprise really. We had some idiotic and total random examples of bullshit religions in the past. If people are devoted to certain point they will worship flying spaghetti monster or jedi. I am sure that there will be some bitcoins fanatics too...

[edric]

I argue that Cryptocurrencies function as distinct religious beliefs, which affect ego permeability by playing into our natural tendencies to perceive attributes of money and value as inherently magic and spiritual.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bitcoin-religion-filip-martinka-

Do you think that cryptocurrencies are religions?

Great words but I think it is not the case. It is human tendency to try and win and be over the top of others. If you relate this to bitcoins, then I suppose you would have to relate it to every other businesses. Like stock market, oil trades, or anything that involves a market where the commodity prices are volatile.