Davout and Daniel P Barron,
My main hope is that Bitcoin can serve as the world's monetary foundation akin to digital gold. I suspect that you too believe that this is the true purpose of Bitcoin as opposed to the 'frictionless payement system' (FPS) that many here seem to hope for.

My questions to you are:
Are these two visions (digital gold vs. FPS) mutually exclusive?
How exactly does increasing block size lead to a less secure network?
Would an increase in block size make Bitcoin more susceptible to attacks or control by governments?

Thanks.