What I mean by it being downstream is that the basic value, even the consideration, that a government exists to benefit it's citizenry is downstream of religion, specifically that individuals have the same basic value as persons regardless of economics, politics, or demographics. That's a religious claim that just didn't exist before Christianity.

If people have the same value as individuals, they should all have equal rights to the basic tools of modern living, which means money too. Bitcoin is a conclusion, not an axiom.

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It's the word religion that's triggering, and each individuals interpretation of it will be different.

I have no idea what existed before Christianity, and I don't believe anyone else does either.

History books were written by victors. Until 3rd of January 2009 that was a person, or a group of people with incentives. That is no longer the case. The Bitcoin blockchain is the source of truth now, for good or bad.