Considering how many Bitcoin believers (maximalists) there are, with their specific beliefs of how cryptocurrency should behave, it's becoming more evident that Bitcoin is a religion. After all, this popular movement of decentralized finance has impacted our lives one way or the other. The world has its eyes on the direction of Bitcoin as a digital currency which determines the path forward of Blockchain technology.
According to Google, the term "Religion" means the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. This becomes true especially when many Bitcoin followers believe that Satoshi is some sort of "god". Hence, if Satoshi would reveal himself to the public, many people will follow him.
Nonetheless, what are your thoughts about this?
According to Google, the term "Religion" means the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. This becomes true especially when many Bitcoin followers believe that Satoshi is some sort of "god". Hence, if Satoshi would reveal himself to the public, many people will follow him.
Nonetheless, what are your thoughts about this?
You already answered your question by quoting Google. There's no "superhuman controlling power" with Bitcoin, its technology, its usage or its creator. And we are not Bitcoin "followers", we just use the technology smart non-superhuman people gave us.
But you may have a point. Bitcoin is money, and people who considered money as something that controls them considers money as their God. So yes, it can be a religion to some.
