Can Bitcoin be considered a Religion?

[jak3]

First of all, I do not believe or see bitcoin is a god or Satoshi is! and there is no point of believing that. and by the way, if you are following bitcoin as a religion then maybe you can not use altcoins as they will be considered different religions too. but for me, I like to play with many different and even many new altcoins in the market. for me, they are just a bunch of numbers which does not make sense and people let me exchange them for money.

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[lienfaye]

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.

Exactly, religion and bitcoin are two different thing and should not be compared just because some people were believing in bitcoin.

Well its not because they think btc can save them after life but because of the potential earnings they can get once the value skyrocket.

[thankyoulord]

If bitcoin is a religion, then fiat money is also a religion. Fiat money is paper and you believe you can walk into a chop, give the owner the piece of paper you hold and you get something in return, this means you believe in fiat money too to get what you desire. Bitcoin is just an online money which people are happy using especially based on the fact that its beyond the control of government. People want it to become the number currency and thats is why we all want it to be adopted as soon as possible.

[teejayrichard2]

Why would bitcoin be considered a religion? Bitcoin is just an online money and does not in anyway relate to any form of religion.

[Abiky]

If Satoshi comes out and  reveal himself he will be having a fan following and he is still a tech god and financial genius as he created a market which is worth multi billions and will be a trillion dollar market by the next rally but with every religion, the main attraction for everyone is the money flowing through it and in that sense too you can call bitcoin a religion 

I'm sure that most people will follow Satoshi simply because he/she is a genius. There's no doubt about it. Not to mention, Satoshi has a hefty sum of Bitcoin that’s worth a ton of money these days. Additionally, he/she will gather fame and extreme popularity around the world once he/she discloses himself/herself to the public. Bitcoin believers would follow Satoshi's footsteps every way, probably associating him as a sort of "god".

If there's already a "Church of Cannabis" (see here), there could be a "Church of Bitcoin" someday. This may sound silly but given how many things or individuals people idolize these days, anything's possible.

All in all, Bitcoin surely makes us united as crypto enthusiasts by liberating our economy for the first time in history. If it wasn't for this invention, we wouldn't had been able to transact without barriers in the free world. Just my opinion

[cheng07]

Having a lot of believers doesn't mean it can be considered a Religion. Besides, Satoshi Nakamoto is a human, his not a God how come it can be considered a religion. A lot has been drawn to bitcoin nowadays because a lot is getting a good sum of money from bitcoin.

[Jan_Vl]

Bitcoin is not related to religion. How did this idea come to your mind?

[GelaiThePom]

In my opinion, bitcoin can’t be considered a religion because it’s an internet money and it’s fairly new to be considered as one. Maybe you can call the group of maximalist as a cult because it has a supreme leader who made all the rules in the name of Satoshi Nakamoto if he is just one person. For me, I consider it as a group of people who believes that our monetary system can be change to just one currency. I’m using some of my bitcoin to play some games and hodl majority of it.

[aylabadia05]

In any case, I don’t think Bitcoin is a religion. It’s not something people are born into, for one, which is a hallmark of any religion. It’s not something that requires worship, for another. It is something which requires critical thought, but it’s the only religion I’ve ever seen without a single leader, but instead numerous people who lead in different directions. At present it is facing a schism which could be detrimental to its future, don't involve bitcoin with religion.

[morrisgonzalez]

I do not think Bitcoin is religion can be considered as. Religion is a different matter, religion is a place of faith. Religion refers to an entire life system. I think Bitcoin should not be considered as a religion. Yes, Bitcoin is now a popular cryptocurrency and much more influential. Most people prefer Bitcoin to a higher price because Bitcoin is the best from other cryptocurrencies. And people are now benefitting using Bitcoin, but still, it is not right to consider Bitcoin as a religion. Religion and Bitcoin are two different things. Religion is the place of belief and the life system of creation, and Bitcoin is a valuable cryptocurrency.

[dioanna]

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.

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?

i do not see the relevance of this comparison
its two very different things to begin with.
Have you heard of a Bitcoin Church? none right.?

[Bitkoyns]

if a person are worshiping money then they can consider bitcoin as religion, because for them it has a power for everything they need in  life. In the end it is up to a person what they are going to worship.

[SeW900]

It's funny to think about this topic but there's a possibility on it for what I've know only idiots will worship Satoshi for making Bitcoin and because of the they're earning but if you're mind is still normal you would only think of satoshi as a modern genius maybe like a modern Tesla who created electricity that we all using but satoshi only create a p2p network and through him a lot of new projects that exist today using the blockchain to control or be used to run their platforms.

Maybe a modern revolutionary is one of a great description.

[serjent05]

It's funny to think about this topic but there's a possibility on it for what I've know only idiots will worship Satoshi for making Bitcoin and because of the they're earning but if you're mind is still normal you would only think of satoshi as a modern genius maybe like a modern Tesla who created electricity that we all using but satoshi only create a p2p network and through him a lot of new projects that exist today using the blockchain to control or be used to run their platforms.

Maybe a modern revolutionary is one of a great description.

You never knew how twisted the mind of human is.    Though, I do not think Bitcoin can be considered a religion.  There are fanatics and extremist in both sides (bears/bulls the heck there is also sheeps).  I do agree that there maybe some cult since there are factions regarding their stance on Bitcoin either in development and in the market.  And I won't be surprised if oneday, someone will go outside this forum and teach about Satoshi being a god,

[sngwinner]

To some extent, I would say that many, if not all btc users believe in the idea behind it and we all believe that it will go very high in terms of its value but to see it as a religion, I don't think so. Frankly speaking, I hardly hear people discuss Satoshi as a person. All we do care about, mostly is the value and so there is nothing like a religion in btc.

[hungsanh2512]

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.

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?

The opinion you give is very good and worthwhile for all of us to think about. Because Bitcoin has become popular and globalized this as well as religions when transmitting the faith to people but when Bitcoin sharply reduced people leaving it this way against religion when believing them forever. Therefore, I think Bitcoin is just the big attraction of the era of booming information technology for those who want to get rich quick. It is more materialistic than religious belief.

[davit putra]

Being an over-assumption equates bitcoin with religion, religion refers more to inner calm, but bitcoin does not.

[martychubbs]

In a way it is a bit of new religion but connected with money. Also, people who tend to be dependent and weak will always find a way to worship and to blame some supernatural power to take off the responsibility.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I think there are many enthusiasts who love everything about bitcoin, in fact there should be anonymous associations where their usual subject is bitcoin, and their meetings are to exchange, it is not far from being a religion for many, but I think that Religions are for a Celestial Being with God Heavenly Father.

However there are many who have even invented bitcoin prayers to do well, which seems to me exaggerated but they really exist, and around the world there are people who are advocates of Bitcoin at all costs, so much so that they make it a religion if we take it to the diplomatic plane. In my country due to the high inflation that occurs, many bitcoin followers work either doing some trading and based on projects where they earn altcoins and pass them to bitcoin, it is very common to see them as small associations where they take it as seriously as a religion, of course, this is because of the magnitude of the situation that exists.

[Silviapold]

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.

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?

I think legally no, but many people believe it's its own kind of religion or mayby ee'ven a cult, but in a good way