Bitcoin, the Religion?!

[ikydesu]

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?

LOL, and of course satoshi as GOD Too much fanaticism is so bad right

Why always people out there with with the misguided thoughts

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

This is so astray


~iki

[mearylll]

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.

Or I think it is an Addiction of people towards bitcoin. They want to earn more and more bitcoins and in quick time so they trade, they even Gamble to double their bitcoins and end up loosing. So I believe we should consider bitcoin just as a currency and we are using if just for fun.

[btc-facebook]

I think it's not. Bitcoin is being created by human and everything can be proven + being calculated.
Religion is something based in trust. Can't be proven even with human calculation.

[wearepoor]

I think it's not. Bitcoin is being created by human and everything can be proven + being calculated.
Religion is something based in trust. Can't be proven even with human calculation.

Exactly Even I believe it is not the Religion. It is just a currency and we need to be more practical before making investment in bitcoins and should be ready for any consequences that it has to offer in future and may be it is profit or losses.

[oblivi]

I think it's not. Bitcoin is being created by human and everything can be proven + being calculated.
Religion is something based in trust. Can't be proven even with human calculation.

Bitcoin is far from a religion, but one still needs to trust that people will use it in the future, thats why we make more and hold, because we believe in it being a great upgrade from conventional money, the difference is this believing is based on fact instead of some metamagical fairytale.

[zeraTunerse]

I think it's not. Bitcoin is being created by human and everything can be proven + being calculated.
Religion is something based in trust. Can't be proven even with human calculation.

Bitcoin is far from a religion, but one still needs to trust that people will use it in the future, thats why we make more and hold, because we believe in it being a great upgrade from conventional money, the difference is this believing is based on fact instead of some metamagical fairytale.

Holding it for a while can prove to be a profitable decision in the future. As nobody knows what would be the scenario in a future. But as a part of Bitcoin Community we believe that it will grow in future and proved to be the best investment for the investors.

[deliciousowl]

I think it's not. Bitcoin is being created by human and everything can be proven + being calculated.
Religion is something based in trust. Can't be proven even with human calculation.

The value of any currency is based entirely in faith, like it or not. 

[Meuh6879]

Do you think that cryptocurrencies are religions?

gov are sect. 
i prefer crypto-religious ... mathematic more faiplay. 

[deliciousowl]

Do you think that cryptocurrencies are religions?

gov are sect. 
i prefer crypto-religious ... mathematic more faiplay. 

Very true.

Similarities are

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

any more?

Have you read the article in the first post? It outlines quite a few.

[ShamrockHannah]

I would say it is more of a lifestyle rather than a religion. Most religions have some form of prayer and a building of worship, BTC does not have this. Unless there is something I am missing.

[BillyBones]

I really do not know why do you compare this materialistic things with Religion, So far I know the term Religion means; They way of God and submitting Ourselves to him by following his commands as mentioned in the divine books as told by his messengers. Now where Bitcoin relates to this religion statement, appreciate your clarification.

[Q7]

I don't know whether i would call it a religion but the fact is whatever support we put in and commit ourselves to system is by itself already considered some form of trust. If you define that as a religion, yeah probably you can say that. But is money also another form of religion? If you ask me, just look at how some people worship its existence.

[deliciousowl]

I would say it is more of a lifestyle rather than a religion. Most religions have some form of prayer and a building of worship, BTC does not have this. Unless there is something I am missing.

The 'building' of worship is the computer, and running a node or miner gives you a sense of being 'connected with the world'. Often people set out to preach online, for whatever reason.

Everyone wants their own blockchain, because they want total control. They want to play god.

[QuestionAuthority]

Religion : A bullshit fantasy story created to control the masses while keeping them from being afraid to die.

Bitcoin: A bullshit fantasy story created to control the masses while keeping them from being afraid to die.

No, it doesn't translate.

[b-trading]

You are really crazy if you think that cryptocurrency is a religion. It is just a kind or a new kind of money that use mostly on the internet transaction..how could you think cryptocurrency is a religion and even many government in around the declare that bitcoin is ilegal..

[manselr]

Religion : A bullshit fantasy story created to control the masses while keeping them from being afraid to die.

Bitcoin: A bullshit fantasy story created to control the masses while keeping them from being afraid to die.

No, it doesn't translate.

Both take faith into the future being positive, of course that our faith is based on objective optimistic indicators while religion is based only and only on non-reasonable beliefs.

[LiteCoinGuy]

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?

Our holy book:

[deliciousowl]

Religion : A bullshit fantasy story created to control the masses while keeping them from being afraid to die.

Bitcoin: A bullshit fantasy story created to control the masses while keeping them from being afraid to die.

No, it doesn't translate.

Plenty of religions make no such claims. And are you stating that accumulating wealth isn't a form of self-preservation? "To the moon"

[nerFohanzo]

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 it is too early to call it as an religion but yes For me I think it has become an addiction. The more I earn the more I want. I keep on thinking how to keep on multiplying my bitcoins so in future I don't have to depend on any other investment products. So for me I think its an addiction.

[Hopalong]

First time i heard about bitcoin was from someone who sounded like they had just been blessed by a good. The person was full of crap about how this was changing everything and a lot of bullshit about redistribution of wealth.