One of the clearest signs that something is civilizational is when it doesn’t just change how we live, but even how we measure time. Both Christianity and Bitcoin did exactly that.
Christianity and the Birth of “Year Zero”
- Before Jesus, civilizations measured years according to kings, empires, or events.
- With Christianity, time itself was re-anchored:
- B.C. (Before Christ)
- A.D. (Anno Domini, “In the Year of Our Lord”)
- Whether someone believes in Jesus or not, today we say 2025 because we’re counting roughly 2,025 years since His birth.
- The life of one man reset the clock for the entire world.
Bitcoin and Block Time
- Bitcoin doesn’t measure time in hours or days the way we do in ordinary life.
- It measures time in blocks: one block mined every ~10 minutes.
- The block height (e.g., Block 868,321) is the Bitcoin equivalent of “what year is it?”
- Just like Christians used to say, “In the 5th year of King so-and-so,” Bitcoiners say, “At block height 840,000.”
The Parallel
- Christianity replaced imperial calendars with a universal, Christ-centered timeline.
- Bitcoin replaces clock time with mathematical, consensus-driven time.
- Both created a new reference point — a new way of orienting human history around a central event:
- The birth of Christ.
- The Genesis Block.
Why This Matters
It’s not just symbolism.
- Christianity gave the world a new axis of time — everything is “before” or “after” Jesus.
- Bitcoin is giving us a new axis of time in finance — everything is measured in block height, not by decree of a central authority.
👉 In both cases, when a movement is so powerful that it makes people rethink time itself, you know it’s not just another technology or religion. It’s a turning point in human history.
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