Quote from: cunicula on July 15, 2011, 04:53:23 AM

I don't believe in the long-term survival of an entity that refuses to change with the times out of deference to 'The Creator'. The forum appears to be full of fanatics who cite 'The Creator's' wishes as if they provided sure protection from obsolescence. Do you think 'The Creator' can peer in to the future?

People in this thread are right to point out that changes to the block chain should protect the wealth holdings of existing users. I don't think wealth protection is consistent with preserving the protocol unchanged. I interpret wealth-protection to mean a) don't take incumbents coins b) do not allow more than 21 million coins to be generated c) allow users to vote on protocol changes by creating forks in the blockchain.

Without a workable process for c), which would let the technology evolve, I don't think bitcoin can succeed. Without success, any talk about preserving the bitcoin-denominated wealth of existing holders is moot. Another technology, with a less cumbersome innovation process (likely a centralized one), will take over. Currently, Bitcoin has major defects. New, superior blockchains will be created and obviously desirable modifications have even been proposed in the forum. Committing to a faithful interpretation of "The Creator's" wishes will consign bitcoin to the future's rubbish bin.

For the Creator so loved the Bitcoin that he will send his only Son, so that whoever hashes by his algorithm shall not meet obsolescence but shall become future proof.

or something like that