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From the moment we were born, God is part of our life. Whether or not we give thought to an almighty, forever existing, intelligent Creator doesn't change the fact that life has an origin. Spiritual life may have no beginning or ending, but our existence on Earth in human form certainly does.
While some may not choose to use the word 'God' to associate with these concept, the definition is as clear as any found throughout historical texts. That which we attribute to intellectual existence, and love for that matter, is God.
What does this have to do with crypto? Well, much of life invariably spawns thoughts about money. Crypto is not just money. It's much more than that. Money is often at the root of conflict. But is it actually money or how it's accounted for? Because that's how crypto really should be considered ... a better accounting mechanism for money.
Thus far, two concepts have presented themselves. First, God as intelligent origin for a purposeful existence. Second, crypto as conflict resolution for the troubles of money. Reference here what Jesus Christ said about the money changers great influence within the temple. Maybe even more relevant, a lone widow's offering:
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put(B) and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”(C) - Mark 12:41-44 (NIV)
Like the Men in Black quote:
Frank the Pug : You humans! When will you learn size doesn't matter? Just because something's important, doesn't mean it's not very small.
We can see the power of how crypto can dynamically leverage accounting ledgers by the NFT boom. While, no two Bitcoin ledger entries are exactly the same (some have meaningful text attached), bitcoin as a cryptocurrency is uniform by design. Not so with NFTs.
Not only do NFTs derive value from human interest, their underlying smart contracts and blockchains play a role as well. Consider nimble blockchain technology that can easily integrated across multi-chain applications. Like The Widow's Offering, a single, highly-valued NFT can go viral very quickly across ecosystems. Whereas an NFT claiming home on high-cost Proof-of-Work blockchain, even with substantial development and funds behind it, would find challenging merely taking flight out of its own blockchain neighborhood.
God and Crypto is not a comparison. It's about how crypto improves daily life in an intellectual way. It's about inspired living that allows us to spend more time loving each other.
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