People often call #Bitcoin a cult, but what is a cult without a cult leader?
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Bitcoin frees us from systems governed by cults
It’s all ridiculous, Bitcoin is sound money that’s it
Every religion was aiming to introduce certain moral guiding principles, so that people can deal with challenges of their life. Every religion is called a sect before it gains certain amount of followers.
#Bitcoin is a basis for a totally new ethical system. One who does not get it can call it whatever - cult, sect, etc. It does not change the fact, that bitcoin introduces new way of thinking. New operating system for interactions within fabric of reality. New ethics.
People who did not internalize it would consider it attack on their ethical systems, and with that on their identities, and therefore calling it all possible repulsive words.
this is for fun, let’s see if it turns out to be fun🤞
#[4] I have a request:
If a christian religious cult is defined as an organization of people who have a prophet whose writing and preaching is more important than the Bible, please reason from first principles what an economic system cult might be if it has no prophet and no leadership.
is Dave still out there?
Ok that didn’t work but I asked GPT-4. Here was the response:
An economic system cult, drawing parallels from a religious cult, could be defined as a group of people fervently adhering to a particular set of economic principles or theories, even in the face of contradicting evidence or wider societal disapproval. If it has no prophet and no leadership, its belief system might arise from shared interpretation of a particular economic theory or set of principles, instead of coming from a single charismatic leader.
The characteristics of this cult might include:
1. **Doctrine Over Person**: This implies an overriding belief in the economic system itself over individual experiences or divergent opinions. The followers may ignore the economic realities around them, and instead choose to interpret everything in the context of their preferred economic model.
2. **Sacred Science**: The followers could believe that their chosen economic theory is infallible and the only correct way to understand and organize economic systems. They might treat this theory as an unassailable truth, rather than as a theory open to critique and revision.
3. **Dispensing of existence**: Those outside the group might be deemed as misguided or ignorant. This could lead to a lack of respect for differing opinions and the dismissal of criticisms.
4. **Milieu Control**: Information from outside the economic cult might be dismissed or suppressed, with the group preferring to focus on literature, reports, and studies that reinforce their chosen economic theory.
5. **Group Think**: Decision-making is typically consensus-based. The absence of a formal leader doesn't mean there are no influential voices in the group. Those voices often shape the consensus, even without an official leadership position.
Remember, while "cult" often has negative connotations, it is used here in a neutral sense to denote a group of people with fervent, unwavering belief in a particular economic theory or system.
Ok that didn’t work but I asked GPT-4. Here was the response:
An economic system cult, drawing parallels from a religious cult, could be defined as a group of people fervently adhering to a particular set of economic principles or theories, even in the face of contradicting evidence or wider societal disapproval. If it has no prophet and no leadership, its belief system might arise from shared interpretation of a particular economic theory or set of principles, instead of coming from a single charismatic leader.
The characteristics of this cult might include:
1. **Doctrine Over Person**: This implies an overriding belief in the economic system itself over individual experiences or divergent opinions. The followers may ignore the economic realities around them, and instead choose to interpret everything in the context of their preferred economic model.
2. **Sacred Science**: The followers could believe that their chosen economic theory is infallible and the only correct way to understand and organize economic systems. They might treat this theory as an unassailable truth, rather than as a theory open to critique and revision.
3. **Dispensing of existence**: Those outside the group might be deemed as misguided or ignorant. This could lead to a lack of respect for differing opinions and the dismissal of criticisms.
4. **Milieu Control**: Information from outside the economic cult might be dismissed or suppressed, with the group preferring to focus on literature, reports, and studies that reinforce their chosen economic theory.
5. **Group Think**: Decision-making is typically consensus-based. The absence of a formal leader doesn't mean there are no influential voices in the group. Those voices often shape the consensus, even without an official leadership position.
Remember, while "cult" often has negative connotations, it is used here in a neutral sense to denote a group of people with fervent, unwavering belief in a particular economic theory or system.
Excellent post.
Religions are merely stories that unify groups of humans toward a common purpose that allows expansion of community groups beyond 150 or so.
Unfortunately, these stories inevitably require “experts” to interpret them and a “legal” framework to enforce its rules. This creates a scenario where an elite ruling class always emerges to exploit the masses.
#Bitcoin is the first human “story” that doesn’t require a ruling class. Participation is also completely voluntary. Anyone who is against such a system either doesn’t understand it yet, or is protecting their position of privilege within the existing unfair system.
No, those are religions with Gnostic and Hermeticist foundations. Most Western religions fall in this camp due to Judaisms early subversion, and its offspring becoming even more Gnostic.
Many religions cannot have "experts" as they are niether of these two parasite religions. Buddhism, Taosim, Hindusism, etc are good examples.
Bitcoin is also not the first story of "classless" rule. Utopia was written over 400 years ago and anarchism is quite old too. Democracy is a 3000 year old story. Bitcoin is just new competition.
Love it!
Will read more about this.
Laughs in religion.
Good point I’ll have to remember this one!