I would trust a blockchain more than my government. My government has clearly been shown to be vulnerable to a < 51% attack. Blockchains don't change every 4 years and decide habeas corpus no longer applies to me because my skin is the wrong color either.
I predict that Worldcoin will get it done first, and will be more dependable than most countries. But it could turn out otherwise. In the end, services that need humanity verification will have multiple provider options and the market will decide.
Government solutions will be opt-out, and only in the most tedious way: Leaving the country, burning your passport and becoming a stateless person. Not recommended.
If there ever was a moat, government has it.
Initially I thought it's a bloody stupid idea, however at this stage I reckon we need it or a lot of boomers are going to be ones hotted into singing away all their wealth away.
He always said wild stuff like, (paraphrasing) "If you think or say anything bad about the holy ghost, you'll be doomed to hell forever."
Scary stuff as a kid.
ChatGPT says,
> Pastor John Hagee has addressed the gravity of blaspheming the Holy Spirit in his sermons. In his message titled “Seven Kinds of People God Cannot Save,” he emphasizes that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is an unforgivable sin. Citing Matthew 12:31–32, he warns that mocking or criticizing the works of the Holy Spirit is perilous and unforgivable. He states, “You be very careful when you open your mouth to criticize a genuine move of God. You’re walking on very dangerous ground.”
> This perspective aligns with the biblical passage in Matthew 12:31–32, where Jesus declares that while all other sins and blasphemies may be forgiven, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither in this age nor in the age to come.
Eternal damnation thoughtcrimes are terrifying stuff for a kid.
And then rose up in competition against a company whose logo is literally a cross, and code-named an OS "Chi-Rho" [Cairo, XP] -- yes, it's a little "on the nose" by now.
It's also a hoot to just see LDS missionaries waiving their iPhones around with the Genesis Apple clearly visible. To be honest, as a Catholic I have seen no overtly demonic or Antichrist features in Apple Computer themselves, and frankly most tech companies try to adapt postures as agnostic and irreligious anyway, just due to globalism and market share. The {Free|Open|Net}BSD daemons and logo/mascots have long been subsumed into Apple's juggernaut anyway!
To be fair, the LDS doctrine around the fruit from the Garden of Eden and the fall is quite different from the Catholic understanding, it’s seen as a necessary, even a good thing, in the overall plan.
Oh? And what do you believe is the Catholic understanding?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_culpa
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/easter/...
O truly necessary sin of Adam,
destroyed completely by the Death of Christ!
O happy fault
that earned so great, so glorious a Redeemer!
To be honest, I would say that these signs placed by Apple Computer were done not out of malice, but by way of warning. To say, "Here Be Dragons!" To counsel those who may be ignorant, there are pitfalls ahead, and be careful, because you could lose your soul to these things, even though they are designed as morally neutral.
Computers are a tool, after all. The fruit depicted could just as easily be from the Tree of Life. It's all about how we use those tools.
Also tools are not neutral, they carry the intent of their designer and make whatever they are designed to do easier than it used to be; if you want to be convinced please read Douglas Rushkoff's Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age
Transacting with your eyeball? Directly out of the Book of Revelations!
[1] I took a strong interest in biochemistry in college and I'm no longer religious.