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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kruw 28 Oct \ on: AskSN: Do you believe any religion did something good to the world? AskSN
I'm sure a lot of people will use anecdotes of "Christian-inspired scientist discovered X" or "Islamic-inspired scribes preserved Y knowledge". However, there's no way to measure whether or not there would have been an equivalent or better counterpart under an agnostic/atheist culture.
Ultimately, religion reinforces reliance on faith. Faith is the enemy of truth and the friend of manipulation. In Bitcoin, we "Don't trust - verify" which is the exact opposite of religion.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 28 Oct
Yes but can Bitcoin be the basis of common belief for a cohesive competitive society? Humans are weak and vulnerable as individuals and only as tribal groups have they gained control of resources and power to expand their narratives. Not sure Bitcoin is equivalent to a complete protocol for a society in the context of needing to unite that society to successfully compete with other societies. Maybe it is?
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