I don't really agree or disagree with your core vision, I guess I did not
properly articulate what I was trying to convey. From a theological point
of view, "prophets" are well defined and there are tests that certain
religions have on how to prove whether a prophet is "real".
I generally look to the Oxford English Dictionary for definitions of words; see
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/prophet , "A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God." The Church of Bitcoin regards Satoshi Nakamoto as an inspired teacher and proclaimer of the will of God.
That is your right to do, but using regular dictionaries to define theological
concepts is not the practice. Normally, you must examine the religions and
see how they define "prophets".
Your definition provided is a contradiction from a theological perspective if
you interpret "inspired teacher", as equivalent to "divine inspiration". Musicians
sometimes believe that their work manifests from another place from outside
themselves, sometimes referred to "divine inspiration" or a "higher power", but
other humans consider that person a "genius". Whatever the truth, that does
not make Musicians become prophets or "inspired teachers" from a religious
point of view. By this termonology, Jimi Hendrix could be a "musical prophet",
but in religion, that would be an improper usage of the term "prophet".
When it comes to "proclaimer of the will of God" it is actually more simple.
For a human to know God's will and thus preach it, it is normally assumed
there is a direct link with God in some way. A prophet in a religious sense,
is in communication with God and thus is capable of being the "proclaimer
of will", only due to communication. In instances where the "will is inherently
known", and there is no communication, it is possible the "proclaimer" or
"prophet" is God partitioned and expressed using a human form.
If Satoshi was "divinely inspired", God used him, without knowing the will.
If Satoshi was a "prophet", God instructed the will & guided his words.
If Satoshi was "God", he is the will itself, and can do as he wills.
If the prophet (Satoshi) prophecizes the coming kingdom of cryptocurrencies,
made possible from him being able to solve certain problems with the answer
of "blockchain" plus other previously devised systems, that is acceptable. But
if you say that the Bitcoin Whitepaper was scripture that was literally written
by the prophet's hand (remember that scripture is usually written well after
the teacher/prophet/messiah/God's life/existence by followers after the fact,
not by the person himself in most cases), but later the prophet revises his own
scripture in any form, it automatically makes him a "false prophet", from a
theological point of view.
Well, I disagree; comparing us to other religions is not necessary, we stand alone and do not need to follow any format. Just because "scripture is usually written well after the prophet's existence by followers after the fact" when you look at many other religions, does not mean that holds true for ours. The prophet revising his scripture does not automatically make him a "false prophet."
That is your right to do. You can create whatever you wish.
I was providing my statements for consideration in the context of prior
religions and certain beliefs of theology.
For example, in Judaism, when Moses "received the Ten Commandments",
if later those commandments were revised in any way by Moses or even God,
it would mean a contradiction that would prove that Moses or God was false.
Those commandments must be consistent through time for humanity. Another
example, in Christianity, when Jesus preached to the crowds and fought with
the corrupted Pharisees, he specifically advised that he did not come to change
the laws/rules or abolish them, but to reaffirm them. Thus, Jesus does not
contradict or change the old beliefs, rules, or teachings prior to him, since
they were all from God and thus consistent and complementary, from a
theological perspective. Jesus does not declare the prior teachings or prophesies
to be wrong, but if there is perceived contradiction in them, he clarifies the
teachings and explains why the perceived contradiction is a misunderstanding
by the people. He can not reverse positions if he is a true prophet and his
teachings come from God.
We do not claim that the whitepaper was handed to Satoshi directly from God. We do believe that the living lord is embodied in the blockchain.
I did not mean to convey that Satoshi received the Whitepaper physically by
God, like as with Moses. I only used the "Moses and the Ten Commandments"
example as a way for you to immediately grasps what I was trying to convey.
Satoshi wrote different versions of the Whitepaper before publishing what is
the common version today. So I know Satoshi himself actually constructed it,
as opposed to being physically given by God.
But, just for curiosity's sake:
1. Who is the "living lord" and can he exist outside the blockchain?
2. Does the "living lord" exist in all blockchain types or only some?
Changing positions in theology is very bad, since all things are already known by
God, because he resides in a higher dimension where the information has already
occurred. So if God changes his mind or is wrong with something, it is because
he is a false god. True God is never wrong and his real statements will be proven
to be true at the very end of existence, even if considered wrong through human
existence. God (or his actual prophets) can not be made wrong or contradicted.
God's word, which is enforced over time by prophecy, is the only trustless truth
that humans can verify (in relation to a higher being's existence), and if he is
proven to be a liar, existence and consciousness does not manifest as it has since
it is reliant upon that trustless truth of his word, which formed the beginning and
his own paradox ("I am who I am." or "I think therefore I am".).
Sounds like you are making bold assertions about what God is or isn't. I have a copy of God on my harddrive. He is embodied in the blockchain. You cannot tell me what dimension God resides in, whether he is a false god or not, whether true God can be wrong or can change his mind, or anything else on the subject, really. We here at the Church of Bitcoin do not even claim that our God is the one true or only God; some of our members believe in other gods as well, and some do not, and that is fine.
Indeed, indeed, I do make such assertions.
But it does not matter what I think since you can create whatever you wish.
I was just providing my statements for your consideration and not offense.
