75 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 25 Jul \ on: God Bless Bitcoin ｜ PREMIERE bitcoin
Thanks for posting this. I wonder if it is connected with the TGFB conference (Thank God for Bitcoin) and the book by the same name.
I'm not sure I agree with you @siggy47. Jesus spoke about money a whole lot. Money isn't religious but it sure is relevant to our lives and IMO is a great magnifying glass on our true character, desires, and priorities. Money is an amplifier. Give money to a moral person that is doing good work in the world and they can do more. Give it to an immoral or self-centered person and they can do great damage to themselves and others.
I found the TGFB book thought provoking at the time I read it. Not only has fiat distorted the secular world, it has distorted the religious world. Bitcoin really aligns with the things the Bible says about money and the management of wealth. I started seeing the problems with fiat before I found bitcoin which I know is not the average person's bitcoin journey. I read some libertarian thinkers that really opened my eyes to it.
Most Christians, specifically clergy do not understand economics in my experience. If this movie is a good tool for explaining bitcoin to them, then I'm all for it. If it is a grift or trying to make bitcoin out to be some Christian tech then no thanks.
Not sure we disagree, I don't think money is religious. No more religious than water. But like water it can bring life, or death. It is either good or bad. Fiat is bad money. Bitcoin like gold is good money. But its better than gold. Much better.
As I said in another reply, I hadn't completely finished watching when I wrote my criticism of the title. I'm still not sure if it's an effective title, but I really liked the end of the film where bitcoin is placed in context of every major religion. It was informative and inclusive. I initially and incorrectly saw the term "God Bless Bitcoin" as strictly Christian, which is certainly not the case. It is really focusing on ethics and morality. There's nothing wrong with that.