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$20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

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Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

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Post by TimTheTinker »

CSSer wrote: post #21
hprotagonist wrote: post #6

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagan…

It's been awhile since I've seen this passage. I forgot how much of the bible is a diss track on the pagans. > Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. I find this bit in particular pretty humorous because it makes it sound like god's voicemail inbox is overflowing and he doesn't have time for your shit.

The point is that God is a Father - like a dad one has a great relationship with. No one with a good relationship with their dad spins a request wheel at him, or says the same thing 100 times in a row to him. If you ever did so, there's something wrong in your relationship with your dad -- same with God.

So in that respect, a Christian's relationship with God ought to me markedly different from how many other religions relate to the gods they worship.

Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

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Post by markdown »

tekknik wrote: post #23
alasdair_ wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it's like most other NFTs and is just a pointer to the server where the actual data is stored? If you don't pay, they can just change the prayer to "Jesus, please ignore this prayer" or something.

You think that’s how it works? One person can tell Jesus/God to ignore another’s prayers?

That depends on how much they've donated to their Megachurch pastor recently. If you get a monthly subscription of $29.99, your prayers go to the top of the queue. For gold tier $79.99 subscription, you get to submit a list of people whose prayers you want ignored.

Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

#34

Post by undecisive »

smoldesu wrote: post #13
seattle_spring wrote: post #4

The support for pay-over-time is a nice touch. Praise be Him.

Missed opportunity for a "pray as you go" or "monthly prayment plan" joke, but I agree.

Beautiful, bravo.

Also, looking at the way their payment and submission system works, it is quite literally "buy now, pray later"

Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

#35

Post by TedDoesntTalk »

tekknik wrote: post #23
alasdair_ wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it's like most other NFTs and is just a pointer to the server where the actual data is stored? If you don't pay, they can just change the prayer to "Jesus, please ignore this prayer" or something.

You think that’s how it works? One person can tell Jesus/God to ignore another’s prayers?

Isn’t that exactly what some Christian sects do when they proclaim their way is the only way (i.e. “god, don’t listen to them listen to us!” ). Perhaps Islam does this to, but I’m no expert on Islam.

Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

#37

Post by gumby »

CSSer wrote: post #21
hprotagonist wrote: post #6

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagan…

It's been awhile since I've seen this passage. I forgot how much of the bible is a diss track on the pagans. > Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. I find this bit in particular pretty humorous because it makes it sound like god's voicemail inbox is overflowing and he doesn't have time for your shit.

> It's been awhile since I've seen this passage. I forgot how much of the bible is a diss track on the pagans.

Ideal marketing is both puffing your product and dissing the competition. The old testament is really full of the latter...the new testament has less.

> > Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

So why pray at all?

Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

#38

Post by gumby »

TimTheTinker wrote: post #31
CSSer wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's been awhile since I've seen this passage. I forgot how much of the bible is a diss track on the pagans. > Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. I find this bit in particular pretty humorous because it makes it sound like god's voicemail inbox is overflowing and he doesn't have time for your shit.

The point is that God is a Father - like a dad one has a great relationship with. No one with a good relationship with their dad spins a request wheel at him, or says the same thing 100 times in a row to him. If you ever did so, there's something wrong in your relationship with your dad -- same with God. So in that respect, a Christian's relationship with God ought to me markedly different from how many other religio…

> No one with a good relationship with their dad spins a request wheel at him...

This comment makes me think you've never had a toddler, much less a teen.

Re: $20 to Mint Your Prayers on “The Blockchain”

#40

Post by hprotagonist »

gumby wrote: post #37
CSSer wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's been awhile since I've seen this passage. I forgot how much of the bible is a diss track on the pagans. > Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. I find this bit in particular pretty humorous because it makes it sound like god's voicemail inbox is overflowing and he doesn't have time for your shit.

> It's been awhile since I've seen this passage. I forgot how much of the bible is a diss track on the pagans. Ideal marketing is both puffing your product and dissing the competition. The old testament is really full of the latter...the new testament has less. > > Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So why pray at all?

>So why pray at all?

so that you learn what you need, too.

and, ultimately, to say "thanks".

(same question asked differently: "why meditate?" "why mindfulness?")

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