Can Bitcoin be considered a Religion?

[denzkilim]

A religion is someone who has a supernatural power that can change everything according to their rules/law and not with a digital currency which is made by a mere human. I think people got it the wrong way of worshipping a digital currency or a human which is not totally perfect.

Bitcoin is just a new term for money in this new era of technology. If people tend to worship Bitcoin, how about those people in the old age? Are they worshipping the golds and silver too?

LOL, If people worship Bitcoin why don't they worship money first? Money has a lot of use than Bitcoin in the real world and you can also buy Bitcoin using fiat money if that makes sense.

Bitcoin has nothing to do with religion. This is a product of new blockchein technology, a product of human invention. There is no deity and nothing supernatural here. How can you call Bitcoin religion? This is just stupid.

Well said, that is absolutely correct, Bitcoin has no connection with or something related to religion and if religion is all about money the world will surely be in chaos right now. And if people will worship Bitcoin why don't they worship the one who created the internet first? without the internet, there will be no Bitcoin trading or any transactions be made if you know what I mean.

[sgenuine]

A religion is someone who has a supernatural power that can change everything according to their rules/law and not with a digital currency which is made by a mere human. I think people got it the wrong way of worshipping a digital currency or a human which is not totally perfect.

Bitcoin is just a new term for money in this new era of technology. If people tend to worship Bitcoin, how about those people in the old age? Are they worshipping the golds and silver too?

LOL, If people worship Bitcoin why don't they worship money first? Money has a lot of use than Bitcoin in the real world and you can also buy Bitcoin using fiat money if that makes sense.

Bitcoin has nothing to do with religion. This is a product of new blockchein technology, a product of human invention. There is no deity and nothing supernatural here. How can you call Bitcoin religion? This is just stupid.

Well said, that is absolutely correct, Bitcoin has no connection with or something related to religion and if religion is all about money the world will surely be in chaos right now. And if people will worship Bitcoin why don't they worship the one who created the internet first? without the internet, there will be no Bitcoin trading or any transactions be made if you know what I mean.

I think both sides - religious people and atheists can be offended if somebody calls Bitcoin a religion. It is not. Suppose, it is the best invention of the XXth century after the Internet.

[fiulpro]

No of course not 🤣
Seems funny though thinking about it , a religion is something that answers our questions like :
When did world Start , what would happen in the future , who are we a part of , who is watching over us etc..etc..
I cannot imagine Bitcoins answering questions like :-
The bulls are watching over you , if you be a good boy/girl you will soon see some hike 😌
Well not every definition on Google is true , some are deeper within us .🤣

[thirdlight]

Of course not.  What kind of nonsense?  What is religion?  Bitcoin is the coin leader who is the oldest and best among the cryptocurrency coins.  This is all economics and not religion, do not confuse.

[Korkorjkk]

A religion is a believe that others have about a specific spiritual being. Bitcoin cannot be considered as a religion but rather a currency. Even if people believe in it and are ready to die for it, it is not a religion.

[Duzter]

When Satoshi put forth the innovation he was clear that there is no discrimination in its usage. Every level of people needs to use it, and the same is being made possible throughout. If bitcoin is considered a religion there will be some discrepancies and with that people will stop using bitcoin. Upon the same it should never be relative to any religion or should be considered a religion.

[uneng]

Not a religion, maybe a cult, as a religion should include the worship of a god, a mystical force, a supreme creator, not just a man like Satoshi Nakamoto. Even in old Persia, king Xerxes, the god-king, wasn't the central personality of the local religion.
Even the god-king was subordinate to something bigger and more complex.

[annango]

A religion is someone who has a supernatural power that can change everything according to their rules/law and not with a digital currency which is made by a mere human. I think people got it the wrong way of worshipping a digital currency or a human which is not totally perfect.

Bitcoin is just a new term for money in this new era of technology. If people tend to worship Bitcoin, how about those people in the old age? Are they worshipping the golds and silver too?

LOL, If people worship Bitcoin why don't they worship money first? Money has a lot of use than Bitcoin in the real world and you can also buy Bitcoin using fiat money if that makes sense.

Bitcoin has nothing to do with religion. This is a product of new blockchein technology, a product of human invention. There is no deity and nothing supernatural here. How can you call Bitcoin religion? This is just stupid.

Well said, that is absolutely correct, Bitcoin has no connection with or something related to religion and if religion is all about money the world will surely be in chaos right now. And if people will worship Bitcoin why don't they worship the one who created the internet first? without the internet, there will be no Bitcoin trading or any transactions be made if you know what I mean.

Completely agree with all you guy.  To say frankly, it's quite nonsense to consider bitcoin a "RELIGION" compared to inherent definition of religion. If human beings worship bitcoin or the one who invented it, i mean Satoshi Nakamoto as a God, so maybe many sorts of things in the world are able to become a religion, such as gold, silver,internet, and so on. Anyway, Satoshi Nakamoto, who invented bitcoin, is a genius and should be considered one of the greatest inventor in this century, not a God. In conclusion, bitcoin is not suitable to call as a religion.

[smartbitcoininvestor]

In a way, Bitcoin has a set of laws in which it works. It abides by the blockchain and a general consensus for transactions. The cryptocurrency also has a tremendous community which supports it and is constantly being improved within the ecosystem. When you think about all of the developers, investors, miners, and entrepreneurs that utilize Bitcoin in their daily business, and the fact that it is decentralized, Bitcoin can and probably will be considered a "religion" by some people.

[Felixxx13]

Considering how many Bitcoin believers (maximalists) there are, with their specific beliefs of how cryptocurrency should behave, it's becoming more evident that Bitcoin is a religion. After all, this popular movement of decentralized finance has impacted our lives one way or the other. The world has its eyes on the direction of Bitcoin as a digital currency which determines the path forward of Blockchain technology.


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According to Google, the term "Religion" means the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. This becomes true especially when many Bitcoin followers believe that Satoshi is some sort of "god". Hence, if Satoshi would reveal himself to the public, many people will follow him.

Nonetheless, what are your thoughts about this?

[Ozero]

In my opinion, this is not a very good comparison. There is nothing in common between bitcoin and religion. Religious leaders may even even rebel for such a comparison, and they will be completely right. To compare an obvious product of human activity, its technical invention with religion, is completely inappropriate.

[Slow death]

Nonetheless, what are your thoughts about this?

Have you visited this " Politics & Society " section?

See:

Why do Atheists Hate Religion?

Why so many people say "Muslims are terrorists" Should we say that?

religion is the kind of subject that never ends well... so do not push bitcoin into the religious world. We are very well, far from any religion.

[Harlot]

Well let me give you a different scenario. For the sake of an example let's assume that you are one of the Los Angeles Lakers' fans and all of you "believe" in your team that they will be champions once again will that make your Lakers team a religion to yourself? Of course not even if you believe and worship your team it doesn't make them your religion it doesn't give you the belif that something up above is higher from us, and it doesn't make us believe that something is right or wrong on how the world needs to work. Believing on a material thing is entirely different on believing in faith.

[jonas5222000]

no its a big no there is no god in bitcoin these person is only a normal people who created bitcoin ,and its seems that there are no worship here so dont say that these are under religion.

[mikehersh2]

While many idolize and believe in the creator of Bitcoin's ideas and goals, this does not necessarily make him/her a "god-like" figure, or give him/her the ability to organize a religion around the BTC community.
Yes, the definition of religion loosely encompasses the characteristic's of Bitcoin's followers. However, if you want to tackle this question legitimately, it is more important to ask what is required for a religion to actually become a religion.

These things include:
- Distinct legal existence

-Recognized creed and form of worship

-Formal code of doctrine and discipline

-Literature of its own

-Established places of worship

So, is Bitcoin a religion? No. But who knows, maybe one day it can become one

[DreamStage]

There are no GODs between Bitcoin or any other Cryptocurrency so why should it be considered Religion lmao?
Religion is when there are gods in between and where u pray for them.... And you are just not praying for Bitcoin, you are waiting for something to happen just like Price being pumped or not.

[QueenW]

I think not. bitcoin and religion are very different concepts. Rather, on the contrary, the less religious a society is, the more developed and supportive it is to cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is a science, and religion is a drag on it.

[TheKeyLongThumbI]

Like they will worship their Almighty Satoshi? There is no way that a tech can be considered religion. Religion is based on spiritual beings. But a long time a ago, I encountered a thread on this forum that they are a  religion surrounding bitcoin but I know that it is a entire scam when on the details that they will need all the members to donate satoshis on them.

[pinoyden]

Like they will worship their Almighty Satoshi?

yes that was right  . they worship the good ol satoshi nakamoto and they worship bitcoin because we cannot deny that bitcoin was too useful and it provides people a source of income  .  all bitcoin users have a solid faith in bitcoin  . we trust bitcoin no matter what happens to its price  because this was the only way to feel confident despite the hardships that we have experience  .

[Malsetid]

Like they will worship their Almighty Satoshi?

yes that was right  . they worship the good ol satoshi nakamoto and they worship bitcoin because we cannot deny that bitcoin was too useful and it provides people a source of income  .  all bitcoin users have a solid faith in bitcoin  . we trust bitcoin no matter what happens to its price  because this was the only way to feel confident despite the hardships that we have experience  .

Worship something because it provides a source of income? I can't get any sense out of that dude. You don't worship your boss or the company where you work at. Or you don't worship any businesses that you've set up just because it enabled you to buy a car or ay for whatever lifestyle you're living. The connection is laughable at the very least.