This is a post that will probably cost me hundreds of followers. (Assuming hundreds see it)
One topic I have mostly tried to avoid here is faith and religion in crypto.
Everyone has the right to believe, doubt, pray, question, or reject all of it.
What I find strange is how often faith is used almost like a public badge in spaces that are supposed to be about technology, finance, decentralisation, markets, scams, risk and code.
It feels like every 2nd profile has God, Jesus, faith, blessings or some religious declaration in the bio.
Maybe that is partly cultural. Many people in this space come from countries where religion is much more publicly visible, sometimes an absolute cult far removed from common sense, especially the US, Nigeria and other regions where faith is not just private, but part of identity, community and language.
I understand that intellectually.
But I still find it difficult to relate to.
I was raised Catholic.
I went through the rituals, the ceremonies, the guilt structures, the symbolic performances, the things you are told to accept before you are old enough to properly question them.
Thanks to my family, I had great experiences in Roman monasteries, but what impressed me, funnily enough, was primarily the architecture and the vibe.
As a child, I had Already doubts. Something about it always felt imposed rather than discovered.
And the older I got, the more I experienced the power of knowledge, education, critical thinking and actual life, the less I could connect with it.
I have visited churches and faith shaped places all over the world, because they are cultural heritage.
And because, I have always been fascinated by what can influence other grown adults so deeply that it shapes their identity, their morals, their fears and sometimes even their ability to think freely.
For me, reality became more meaningful than belief.
Questions became more honest than certainty
Human responsibility, facts and science became more important than divine branding.
That is why I find it strange when even in cyberspace, 2778 after Rome was born, even in Web3, even in a supposedly future facing environment, people still feel the need to constantly put their faith in everyone’s face.
Maybe it gives them meaning. Maybe it gives them structure. Maybe it gives them trust signals. Maybe it is just part of their culture.
Maybe you can answer that for me..
But for me, faith is strongest when it does not need to advertise itself.
And if your belief is real, it should not require everyone else to be reminded of it every 5 minutes or in your fucking web3 bio or in a reply.
Live and let live. Believe what you want. But let knowledge, actions and character speak louder than slogans in a bio.
And what I had to learn is that strongly presented faith is often the first indication that you should avoid those people and circles.
None of this means that I mock or judge religious people.
I just think it is also okay to keep something like that to yourself sometimes.
