Quote from: traderCJ on December 31, 2013, 10:54:14 PM

Quote from: Peter R on December 31, 2013, 10:42:47 PM

The conclusion that I've come to is that if bitcoin was created by a government organization, it was done by a very small group of individuals working without the knowledge or permission of their superiors.

I've come to the same conclusion, and really if we're talking about a small group of individuals working sans permission from their superiors, it really doesn't matter whether they're with the government or not.

Satoshi, whether a group or individual, was incredibly clever for not coming forward publicly to claim Bitcoin. This focuses people's attention to the technology, not the man behind the technology. How many times have we seen the messenger denigrated as a way to distract from the message?

I agree Satoshi was incredibly clever for not coming forward publicly, but for other reasons, he has essentially semi deified himself, entered in mythology and there can be little criticism of him, nor can he be decried, or make a mistake.

He would have faced all of these issues had he remained public.

It interesting for that Satoshi had enough foresight to actually understand the implications of what he had just done so many years out.