Cryptocurrency 2

Technicism, the Parable of the Talents, get-rich-quick schemes, and the wheat and the weeds

In the second part of our discussion with Chris Goswami, we dive into some of the ethical arguments for and against cryptocurrencies. Are they providing financial liberation for some of the poor and excluded communities in the developing world, or simply luring vulnerable under-educated people into shady scams? What does properly Christian investment look like and could putting our money into crypto be an example of this? And how can we grow in wisdom and discernment as believers so that we can pick our way through this wildly accelerating field of technological advancement, avoiding what is harmful while pursuing the good?

Find more of Chris’s writing on tech and faith at his website – www.7minutes.net

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